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Noun: Triassic  trI'a-sik
  1. The period from 230 million to 190 million years ago; distinguished by dinosaurs, marine reptiles and volcanic activity
    - Triassic period
Adjective: Triassic  trI'a-sik
  1. Of or relating to or denoting the first period of the Mesozoic era

Type of: geological period, period

Part of: Age of Reptiles, Mesozoic, Mesozoic era

Encyclopedia: Triassic