HyperDic: protoavis

English > 1 sense of the word protoavis:
NOUNanimalprotoavismost primitive avian type known
English > protoavis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningMost primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs.
Member ofgenus ProtoavisExtinct primitive birds of the Triassic period
Broaderbirdwarm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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