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cretaceous
cre·ta·ceous [ krə táyshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
chalky: consisting of or resembling chalk ( technical )

[Late 17th century. < Latin cretaceus "chalky" < creta "chalk"]

cre·ta·ceous·ly adverb
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