Definition of: cretaceous

(kri·tā′shəs) adjective
Consisting of or related to chalk; chalky. [<L cretaceus <creta chalk <Creta Cretan, of Crete (where large deposits of chalk occurred)]

Definition of: Cretaceous

(kri·tā′shəs) noun Geol.
The third and last of the geologic periods of the Mesozoic era, preceded by the Jurassic and followed by the Tertiary period of the Cenozoic era. See chart under GEOLOGY.
—adjective Pertaining to or characteristic of this period.

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Definition of: cretaceous

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