1.
[syn: Jurassic, Jurassic period]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jurassic \Ju*ras"sic\, a. (Geol.)
Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, about 190 to 140 million
years ago, including, as divided in England and Europe, the
Lias, O["o]lite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of
the Jura mountains. It was noted for the predominance of
dinosaurs on land, and the development of the first birds and
mammals. -- n. The Jurassic period or formation; -- called
also the Jura.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Jurassic
adj 1: of or relating to or denoting the second period of the
Mesozoic era
n 1: from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs;
conifers [syn: Jurassic, Jurassic period]