Cretaceous

[krɪ'teɪʃəs] or [krɪ'teʃəs]

解釋/意思:

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

(adj.) of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era .

(adj.) abounding in chalk .

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解釋/意思:

(a.) Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk.

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同義詞及近義詞：

a. Chalky.

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解釋/意思:

adj. composed of or like chalk.—adj. Crē′tāted rubbed with chalk.—n. Cretifac′tion.—v.i. Crē′tify to become impregnated with salts of lime.

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