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protofeather

protofeather noun: the hypothetical precursors of bird feathers, believed to have been grown by certain dinosaurs.

Noun

protofeather (plural protofeathers)

  1. The hypothetical precursors of bird feathers, believed to have been grown by certain dinosaurs.

Forms of protofeather

pluralprotofeathers

Origin of protofeather

From proto- + feather.

Words formed from protofeather

Questions about protofeather

What does protofeather mean?
Protofeather means the hypothetical precursors of bird feathers, believed to have been grown by certain dinosaurs.
What part of speech is protofeather?
Protofeather is a noun.
What is the plural of protofeather?
The plural of protofeather is protofeathers.

Words near protofeather in the dictionary

  1. Protoevangelium
  2. protofascism
  3. protofascisms
  4. protofascist
  5. protofascists
  6. protofeather
  7. protofeathered
  8. protofeathers
  9. protofeminism
  10. protofeminisms
  11. protofeminist

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