jurassic
jurassic Lexical Profile
jurassic Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era, between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods, characterized by the dominance of dinosaurs and the appearance of the first birds and mammals.
"Paleontologists discovered several well-preserved Jurassic fossils embedded in the coastal cliffs."
Extremely antiquated, outdated, or obsolete (used humorously or hyperbolically).
"The office finally replaced its jurassic computer system with modern cloud software."
Relating to or situated in the Jura Mountains along the border of France and Switzerland.
"The expedition mapped the folded limestone formations typical of the Jurassic mountain range."
• noun
The second geological period of the Mesozoic era, spanning from approximately 201 million to 145 million years ago, or the system of rocks deposited during it.
"Giant sauropods andplated stegosaurs flourished throughout the late Jurassic."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 19th century from French jurassique, coined by German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt after the Jura Mountains between France and Switzerland, where limestone strata from this geological period were first extensively studied.
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