·noun A term applied to many American Mesozoic strata, in which the characteristics of the Jurassic and Triassic periods appear to be blended.
JURA[HELVETII ; GALLIA,p. 951.] ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
trĭăs, ădis, f., = τριάς, the number three , a triad , Mart. Cap. 7, § 733. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·noun 1. A range of mountains between France and Switzerland. II. Jura ·noun The Jurassic period. ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named by the Germans, because cons...