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名詞

nonavian (plural nonavians)

1. Alternative spelling of non-avian.

語源

From non- +‎ avian.

形容詞

non-avian (not comparable)

1. Not avian.
2. (taxonomy, defining a paraphyletic group) Excluding birds; not including members of the class/subclass Aves.

   Synonym: nonbird

   non-avian dinosaurs

   non-avian theropods

   • 2012, Lance Grande, The Lost World of Fossil Lake: Snapshots from Deep Time, page 189:

     "Non-avian reptiles" comprise an unnatural group used only for chapter convenience here . It is unnatural because excluding birds from Reptilia makes it NON-MONOPHYLETIC. I will discuss non-avian reptiles first (turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodilians) and leave description of the avian reptiles (birds) until the next major section.

派生語

名詞

non-avian (plural non-avians)

1. Any organism that is not avian.

Further reading

• “non-avian”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.