giurassico
Jurassic
adjective joo-RAHS-see-koh Rare
Origin: From Jura Mountains (French/Swiss border), where Jurassic rock was first studied.
Usage Note
Giurassico refers to the geological period between roughly 200 and 145 million years ago. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: il periodo giurassico, la fauna giurassica. It gained popular recognition through the Jurassic Park franchise, often spelled the same in Italian.
Examples
"I dinosauri vissero nel periodo giurassico."
Natural Translation
Dinosaurs lived in the Jurassic period.

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