| NOUN | time | Cretaceous, Cretaceous period | from 135 million to 63 million years ago |
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| ADJECTIVE | pert | cretaceous | abounding in chalk |
| pert | Cretaceous | of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era |
| Sounds | krihtey'shihs | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| Meaning | abounding in chalk. | |
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| Spanish | cretáceo | |
| Nouns | chalk | a soft whitish calcite |
| Meaning | Of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era. | |
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| Spanish | cretáceo | |
| Nouns | Cretaceous | from 135 million to 63 million years ago |
| Meaning | From 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants. | |
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| Synonym | Cretaceous period | |
| Instance of | period, geological period | A unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed |
| Part of | Mesozoic, Mesozoic era, Age of Reptiles | From 230 million to 63 million years ago |
| Spanish | cretáceo, Cretáceo, Cretácico, cretázico | |
| Catalan | cretaci | |
| Adjectives | Cretaceous | of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era |
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