Meanings
nounnon-avian dinosaur (plural non-avian dinosaurs)
plural non-avian dinosaurs
- Any of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves.
Synonyms: dinosaur
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves.
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Translations
Esperanto nebirda dinosaŭro
- nebirda dinosaŭrodinosaur excluding birds — see also non-avian
French dinosaure non aviaire
- dinosaure non aviairedinosaur excluding birds — see also non-avian
German Nichtvogeldinosaurier
- Nichtvogeldinosaurierdinosaur excluding birds — see also non-avian
Japanese 非鳥類型恐竜
- 非鳥類型恐竜dinosaur excluding birds — see also non-avian
Portuguese dinossauro não aviano
- dinossauro não avianodinosaur excluding birds — see also non-avian
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Chicago
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