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| Tri·as·sic [ trī ássik ] |
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geologic period: the period of geologic time, 248 million to 206 million years ago, during which reptiles flourished and dinosaurs and evergreen forests first appeared
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| [Mid-19th century. < German Trias< Latin, "three, triad" < Greek] |
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  Tri·as·sic adjective |
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