Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cretaceous
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Cretaceous
cretaceous
adjective Etymology: Latin cretaceus resembling chalk, from creta chalk Date: 1832 of, relating to, or being the last period of the Mesozoic era characterized by continued dominance of reptiles, emergent dominance of angiosperms, diversification of mammals, and the extinction of many types of organisms at the close of the period; also of, relating to, or being the corresponding system of rocks — see geologic time table • ~ noun
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the nature of chalk. 2 (Cretaceous) Geol. of or relating to the last period of the Mesozoic era, with evidence of the first flowering plants, the extinction of dinosaurs, and extensive deposits of chalk. Usage Cf. Appendix II. --n. Geol. this era or system. Etymology: L cretaceus f. creta chalk ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. геол. меловой период 2. меловой; содержащий мел C. period —- геол. меловой период ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj technical 1 similar to chalk1 (1) or containing chalk 2 the Cretaceous period the time when rocks containing chalk were formed ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- c.1675, adj., from L. cretaceus "chalky," from creta "chalk." As a geological period, it was first used 1832. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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