proavian
/prəʊˈeɪvɪən/Palaeontology
adjective
Of or relating to a hypothetical animal forming an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds.
noun
A proavian animal. Compare earlier proavis, and protobird.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in William Pycraft (1868–1942). From pro- + avian, after proavis.
- poetess
- poetette
- poethood
- poetic
- looking-glass image
- looking-glass land
- looking-glass plate
- looking-glass tree
- looking-glass world
- looking-glass writing
- looking in
- looking on
- looking over
- looking to
- lookism
- lookist
- lookit
- look kindly on
- look like a bomb's hit it
- look like something the cat brought in
- look lively
- look lively (or dated alive)
- look on
- look one's age
- look on the black side