proavian

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noun

Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.

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Meanings

nounproavian (plural proavians)

plural proavians

  1. Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.

Origin

From pro- + avian.

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APA

proavian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proavian

MLA

“proavian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proavian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proavian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proavian.

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