nonornithodiran

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noun

Any birdlike dinosaur that is not in the clade Ornithodira

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Meanings

nounnonornithodiran (plural nonornithodirans)

plural nonornithodirans

  1. Any birdlike dinosaur that is not in the clade Ornithodira

    The nonplantigrade lineage comprised dinosauromorphs and Scleromochlus, whereas the two plantigrade groups examined here are nonornithodiran archosauromorphs and therapsids.

    2016 January 21, “Nonplantigrade Foot Posture: A Constraint on Dinosaur Body Size”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From non- + ornithodiran.

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“nonornithodiran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonornithodiran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonornithodiran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonornithodiran.

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