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proavian

proavian noun: any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.

Noun

proavian (plural proavians)

  1. Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.

Forms of proavian

pluralproavians

Origin of proavian

From pro- + avian.

Questions about proavian

What does proavian mean?
Proavian means any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.
What part of speech is proavian?
Proavian is a noun.
What is the plural of proavian?
The plural of proavian is proavians.

Words near proavian in the dictionary

  1. proauthority
  2. proautomobile
  3. proautophagic
  4. proaversive
  5. Proaves
  6. proavian
  7. proavians
  8. proaviation
  9. Proavis
  10. proazaphosphatrane
  11. proazaphosphatranes

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