Meanings
adjectivenondinosaurian (not comparable)
- not comparableNot dinosaurian.
The bone growth rate, the scientists determined, was unbirdlike but reflected metabolic rates greater than those in nondinosaurian reptiles; that is, they were more warmblooded than coldblooded.
2009 October 9, John Noble Wilford, “Paper Challenges Ideas About ‘Early Bird’ Dinosaur”, in New York Times
Origin
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