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neoavian

neoavian noun: any bird of the clade Neoaves.

Noun

neoavian (plural neoavians)

  1. Any bird of the clade Neoaves.
    • All major lineages of songbirds or passeriforms, of which there are more than 5,000 living species altogether, are thought to have evolved from a common ancestor, and these diverse birds are commonly regarded as the most advanced neoavians.2007, Luis M. Chiappe, Glorified Dinosaurs: The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds

Forms of neoavian

pluralneoavians

Questions about neoavian

What does neoavian mean?
Neoavian means any bird of the clade Neoaves.
What part of speech is neoavian?
Neoavian is a noun.
What is the plural of neoavian?
The plural of neoavian is neoavians.

Words near neoavian in the dictionary

  1. neoauthoritarianism
  2. neoautopolyploid
  3. neoautopolyploids
  4. neoautotetraploid
  5. neoautotetraploids
  6. neoavian
  7. neoavians
  8. neoazhdarchian
  9. neoazhdarchians
  10. neobaicalein
  11. neobalaenid

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