English Explanatory Dictionary

Proavis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various hypothetical extinct species or taxa that were coined in the early 20th century in an attempt to support and explain the hypothetical evolutionary steps and anatomical adaptations leading from non-avian theropod dinosaurs to birds.

Word forms

Proavis Proaves Pro-Avis

Etymology

From pro- (“prior”) + Latin avis (“bird”)

Related words

†Archaeopteryx
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