Overview of noun cretaceous

The noun cretaceous has 1 sense

• Cretaceous, Cretaceous period -- (from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants)

Overview of adj cretaceous

The adj cretaceous has 2 senses

• cretaceous -- (abounding in chalk)


• Cretaceous -- (of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era)