Tri|as|sic

Tri|as|sic
Tri|as|sic «try AS ihk», noun, adjective. Geology.
–n.
1. the earliest period of the Mesozoic era, before the Jurassic, characterized by the appearance of dinosaurs and primitive mammals, the domination of the earth by reptiles, and much volcanic activity.
2. the rocks formed during this period.
–adj.
of or having to do with this period or its rocks.
╂[< German Trias, a certain series of strata containing three types of deposit < Late Latin trias; see etym. under triad (Cf. ↑triad)]

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