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Triassic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/
Etymology
From Trias (“three-layered geologic strata between the Permian and Jurassic”) < German Trias < Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”), + -ic. Coined in 1841 by geologist Friedrich August von Alberti (1795–1878).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or from the geologic strata above the Permian and below the Jurassic; of or belonging to the period 250 to 200 million years ago when these strata were laid down.
“Well,” Ellie said. “We know animals have survived. Crocodiles are basically Triassic animals living in the present. Sharks are Triassic. So we know it has happened before.”
1990, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park, Alfred A. Knopf, page 45:
Translations (5)
fi triaskautinen (relating to the Triassic period) · es triásico (relating to the Triassic period) · sv triassisk (relating to the Triassic period) · pl triasowy (relating to the Triassic period) · pt triássico (relating to the Triassic period)
Triassic en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/
Etymology
From Trias (“three-layered geologic strata between the Permian and Jurassic”) < German Trias < Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”), + -ic. Coined in 1841 by geologist Friedrich August von Alberti (1795–1878).
Meanings
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A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.
Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and have been found in the USA, England, Russia, Lebanon and Germany. Sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset have particularly yielded number of Jurassic “squid” ink sacs and nodules (Doguzhaeva et al. 2004).
2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2026:
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🝈 · Trias
Translations (25)
es Triásico (the geologic period) · tr Triyas Dönemi (the geologic period) · ja 三畳紀 (the geologic period) · mn Триасын гарав (the geologic period) · cmn 三迭紀 /三迭纪 (the geologic period) · vi kỉ Tri-át (the geologic period) · pl trias (the geologic period) · fi trias (the geologic period) · cmn 三疊紀 /三叠纪 (the geologic period) · ru триа́совый пери́од (the geologic period) · et triias (the geologic period) · de Trias (the geologic period) · cs trias (the geologic period) · mn ᠲᠷᠢᠶᠠᠰ ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ (the geologic period) · vi kỉ Tam Điệp (the geologic period) · el Τριαδική (the geologic period) · sv trias (the geologic period) · ru триа́с (the geologic period) · pt Triássico (the geologic period) · fr Trias (the geologic period) · hu triász (the geologic period) · fi triaskausi (the geologic period) · uk тріас (the geologic period) · no trias (the geologic period) · he טְרִיאָס (the geologic period)