cretaceous
Of or relating to chalkOf or relating to chalk.
» Elasmosaurs are a genus of plesiosaur that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous.
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2 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to chalk.
кре́йдовийkréjdovyj
abounding in chalk
(not comparable)Consisting of chalk.
Examples
4 sentencesElasmosaurs are a genus of plesiosaur that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous.
Stegosaurs dwindled in the Cretaceous and appear to have gone extinct before the end of the period.
The first dinosaurs were modestly sized, a far cry from the immense dinosaurs of the subsequent Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.
deDie ersten Dinosaurier waren von bescheidender Größe und weit entfernt von den gewaltigen Exemplaren der späteren Jura- und Kreidezeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We are going to be using multi-media in order to put people in the Cretaceous era where Sue lived.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin cretaceus (“chalky”), from Latin creta.From Latin cretaceus (“chalky”), from Latin creta.
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