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单词 protoavis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•to•a•vis  (prō′tō āvis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Paleontologya fossil bird of the genus Protoavis, from the Triassic Period, having a birdlike, partly toothless jaw structure, a tail and hind legs resembling those of the dinosaur, and the hollow bones and keellike breast that are characteristic of modern birds: the oldest known avian type, preceding the archaeopteryx by an estimated 75 million years.
  • Neo-Latin (1986), equivalent. to Greek proto- proto- + Latin avis bird

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