proavian
proavian · proavians
Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil…Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.
Origin
From pro- + avian.From pro- + avian.
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