proavisn.

Brit.

/prəʊˈeɪvɪs/, U.S.

/proʊˈeɪvᵻs/

Inflections: Plural proaves Brit.

/prəʊˈeɪviːz/, U.S.

/proʊˈeɪˌviz/.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pro- prefix², Latin avis.

Etymology: < pro- prefix² + classical Latin avis bird (see aviary n.).

Palaeontology.

= proavian n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > proavian (between fossil reptile and fossil bird)

proavis1907

proavian1926

1907 F. Nopcsa in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 235 An effort to condense these hypothetical changes into a drawing is given in text-fig. 82, which might..be called a ‘Pro-Avis’.

1926 G. Heilmann Orig. Birds iv. 191 The term Proavian or Proavis covers a form intermediate between reptile and bird.

1974 I. C. J. Galbraith tr. J. Dorst Life of Birds I. xvi. 301 It is really more appropriate to imagine a series of proaves.

1999 New Scientist 26 June 6/1 They now believe flight evolved in a pouncing protobird, or ‘proavis’ that used its feathers to control and balance its body during a feet-first, predatory leap.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proavis
释义	proavisn. Brit. /prəʊˈeɪvɪs/, U.S. /proʊˈeɪvᵻs/ Inflections: Plural proaves Brit. /prəʊˈeɪviːz/, U.S. /proʊˈeɪˌviz/. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pro- prefix², Latin avis. Etymology: < pro- prefix² + classical Latin avis bird (see aviary n.). Palaeontology. = proavian n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > proavian (between fossil reptile and fossil bird) proavis1907 proavian1926 1907 F. Nopcsa in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 235 An effort to condense these hypothetical changes into a drawing is given in text-fig. 82, which might..be called a ‘Pro-Avis’. 1926 G. Heilmann Orig. Birds iv. 191 The term Proavian or Proavis covers a form intermediate between reptile and bird. 1974 I. C. J. Galbraith tr. J. Dorst Life of Birds I. xvi. 301 It is really more appropriate to imagine a series of proaves. 1999 New Scientist 26 June 6/1 They now believe flight evolved in a pouncing protobird, or ‘proavis’ that used its feathers to control and balance its body during a feet-first, predatory leap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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