"Cretaceous" meaning in English

See Cretaceous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɹəˈteɪ.ʃəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cretaceous.wav
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: Specific use of 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), kriidiajastu (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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      "roman": "carculi sisṭema",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "ცარცული სისტემა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kreide"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Kritidikí",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Κρητιδική"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qretiqón",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קְרֶטִיקוֹן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "kréta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はくあき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Hakuaki",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "白亜紀"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はくあき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Hakuaki",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "白堊紀"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Baegakgi",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "백악기"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Cerdiin galav",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Цэрдийн галав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "čerde-ǰin ɣalba",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠴᠡᠷᠳᠡ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kreda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cretáceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "melovój períod",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мелово́й пери́од"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mel",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мел"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cretáceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cretácico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "krita"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "kretase"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "bor dewri",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "بور دەۋرى"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "kỉ Crê-ta"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "geologic period within the Mesozoic",
      "word": "kỉ Phấn Trắng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cretaceous"
}

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