Jurassic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jurassic in British English:
UK [dʒʊˈræsɪk]
How to pronounce Jurassic in American English:
US [dʒʊˈræsɪk]
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- Noun:
- from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
Word Origin
- Jurassic (adj.)
- in reference to "geological period between the Triassic and the Cretaceous," 1847, from French Jurassique, literally "of the Jura Mountains," between France and Switzerland, whose limestones were laid down during this geological period. Used in English in a literal sense "pertaining to the Jura Mountains" by 1831. The name is said to be from Gaulish *iuris "wooded mountain."
Example
- 1. Florida 's seminole call this section of swamp the jurassic .
- 2. Long beach , california - you know the scene in jurassic park .
- 3. Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park . Jurassic park , that is .
- 4. Her main legacy , of course , is public impatience for a real-life jurassic park .
- 5. That is why the recent discovery of a jurassic ammonite with a shark 's tooth embedded in its shell has excited palaeontologists .