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nonornithodiran

nonornithodiran noun: any birdlike dinosaur that is not in the clade Ornithodira.

Noun

nonornithodiran (plural nonornithodirans)

  1. Any birdlike dinosaur that is not in the clade Ornithodira
    • The nonplantigrade lineage comprised dinosauromorphs and Scleromochlus, whereas the two plantigrade groups examined here are nonornithodiran archosauromorphs and therapsids.2016 January 21, “Nonplantigrade Foot Posture: A Constraint on Dinosaur Body Size”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of nonornithodiran

pluralnonornithodirans

Origin of nonornithodiran

From non- + ornithodiran.

Questions about nonornithodiran

What does nonornithodiran mean?
Nonornithodiran means any birdlike dinosaur that is not in the clade Ornithodira.
What part of speech is nonornithodiran?
Nonornithodiran is a noun.
What is the plural of nonornithodiran?
The plural of nonornithodiran is nonornithodirans.

Words near nonornithodiran in the dictionary

  1. nonoriginalism
  2. nonoriginalist
  3. nonoriginalists
  4. nonoriginating
  5. nonornamental
  6. nonornithodiran
  7. nonornithodirans
  8. nonorogenic
  9. nonoropharyngeal
  10. nonorphan
  11. nonorphaned

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