Cretaceous
(cre-ta-ceous)
3 syllables
Definition
adjective. relating to a geological period from about 145 to 66 million years ago.
Example Sentence
The American Cretaceous pterodactyl has no teeth.
More Example Sentences
The Cretaceous period had many unique creatures.
Synonyms
dinosaur era; ancient period; geological time
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Cretaceous
Rhymes
- gracious
- spacious
- audacious
- capacious
- ceraceous
- cretaceous
- fallacious
- flirtatious
- hellacious
- herbaceous
- horatius
- ignatius
- loquacious
- predaceous
- salacious
- sebaceous
- tenacious
- vexatious
- vivacious
- voracious
- efficacious
- ostentatious