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      cretaceous
      noun
      from 135 million to 63 million years ago
      adjective
      of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era
      abounding in chalk
      Roots
      cretacreta- · Latin · chalkaceus-ceous · Latin · of the nature of
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