triassic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity
    Triassic period.
  2. adjective of or relating to or denoting the first period of the Mesozoic era

WordNet


Tri*as"sic adjective
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) Of the age of, or pertaining to, the Trias. -- n. The Triassic formation.

Webster 1913