"Cretaceous" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɹəˈteɪ.ʃəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cretaceous.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: Specific use of cretaceous. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cretaceous}} cretaceous Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cretaceous
  1. (geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago. Wikipedia link: Cretaceous Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: end-Cretaceous Translations (geologic period within the Mesozoic): Կեղտոտ (Keġtot) (Armenian), Kretase (Azerbaijani), 白堊紀 (Chinese Mandarin), 白垩纪 (Bái'èjì) (Chinese Mandarin), křída [feminine] (Czech), Krijt [neuter] (Dutch), kriit (Estonian), liitukausi (Finnish), Crétacé [masculine] (French), Cretáceo [masculine] (Galician), ცარცული (carculi) (Georgian), ცარცული პერიოდი (carculi ṗeriodi) (Georgian), ცარცული სისტემა (carculi sisṭema) (Georgian), Kreide [feminine] (German), Κρητιδική (Kritidikí) [feminine] (Greek), קְרֶטִיקוֹן (qretiqón) [masculine] (Hebrew), kréta (Hungarian), 白亜紀 (Hakuaki) (alt: はくあき) (Japanese), 白堊紀 (Hakuaki) (alt: はくあき) (Japanese), 백악기 (Baegakgi) (Korean), Цэрдийн галав (Cerdiin galav) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠴᠡᠷᠳᠡ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ (čerde-ǰin ɣalba) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), kreda [feminine] (Polish), cretáceo [masculine] (Portuguese), мелово́й пери́од (melovój períod) [masculine] (Russian), мел (mel) [masculine] (Russian), Cretáceo [masculine] (Spanish), Cretácico [masculine] (Spanish), krita (Swedish), kretase (Turkish), بور دەۋرى (bor dewri) (Uyghur), kỉ Crê-ta (Vietnamese), kỉ Phấn Trắng (Vietnamese)

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