What is the meaning of Jurassic?

  • (n.) The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the Jura.
  • (a.) Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, Oolite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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