cretaceous

Definition of Cretaceous in English :

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Noun

1. cretaceous, cretaceous period

from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants

cretaceous period

Adjective

2. cretaceous

abounding in chalk

3. cretaceous

of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era

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Cretaceous

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adjective

consisting of or resembling chalk

adjective

1.

of, denoting, or formed in the last period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and Tertiary periods, lasting 80 million years during which chalk deposits were formed and flowering plants first appeared

noun

2. the Cretaceous

Cretaceous

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adjective

1. Rare

containing, composed of, or having the nature of, chalk

2. [usually C-]

designating or of the third and last geologic period of the Mesozoic Era, characterized by the formation of huge oil and chalk deposits, the development of the first flowering plants and placental mammals, and the extinction of toothed birds, ammonites, and dinosaurs

Cretaceous

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adj.

1. Of, relating to, or being the period of geologic time from about 146 to 66 million years ago, the third and most recent period of the Mesozoic Era. The Cretaceous Period is characterized by the formation of modern continents from the supercontinent Pangaea and by the development of flowering plants. The Period ended with the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs and many other forms of life. See Table at geologic time.

2. cretaceous Of, containing, or resembling chalk.

n.

The Cretaceous Period.

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