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Cretaceous

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

Alt. of Cretacic

(2):

(a.) Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cretaceous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cretaceous.html. 1828.