All 7 Uses

contemporary
in
Jurassic Park
(Edited)

This is a picture of a contemporary animal.
p. 29.6

contemporary = belonging to the present time
We look only at the sections of the strand that differ from animal to animal, or from contemporary DNA.
p. 115.3
And the droppings of compys are readily broken down by contemporary bacteria.
p. 125.9
They might have no predators in the contemporary world, no checks on their growth.
p. 126.8
In the contemporary world, only very small mammals, like the cobra-fighting mongoose, had such quick responses.
p. 132.6 *
We think these dinosaurs were so successful because they had better jaws and teeth for chewing plants than their contemporaries did.
p. 152.9 *

contemporaries = those who lived during the same time period
But contemporary scientists documented the effort behind a kill--hours of patient stalking before the final lunge-as well as the frequency of failure.
p. 166.8

contemporary = belonging to the present time

Definitions:

(1) (contemporary as in: contemporary design)
characteristic of or belonging to the present time
(2) (contemporary as in: they are contemporaries)
living at the same time

or:

something occurring in the same period of time as something else
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)