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(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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Rhymes

  • gracious
  • spacious

  • audacious
  • capacious
  • ceraceous
  • cretaceous
  • fallacious
  • flirtatious
  • hellacious
  • herbaceous
  • horatius
  • ignatius
  • loquacious
  • predaceous
  • salacious
  • sebaceous
  • tenacious
  • vexatious
  • vivacious
  • voracious

  • efficacious
  • ostentatious
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