GENUS PROTOAVIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Protoavis mean? • GENUS PROTOAVIS (noun)
The noun GENUS PROTOAVIS has 1 sense:
1. extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx
Familiarity information: GENUS PROTOAVIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS PROTOAVIS (noun)
Meaning:
Extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Protoavis" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Protoavis"):
protoavis (most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs)
Holonyms ("genus Protoavis" is a member of...):
Aves; class Aves (birds)
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