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non-avian dinosaur

/ˈnɑnˌeɪ̯viən ˈdaɪ̯nəsɔːɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
non-a-vian di-nosaur
IPA
/ˈnɑnˌeɪ̯viən ˈdaɪ̯nəsɔːɹ/
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves.

Etymology

From non-avian + dinosaur.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɑnˌeɪ̯viən ˈdaɪ̯nəsɔːɹ/
  • British English: /ˈnɒnˌeɪ̯viən ˈdaɪ̯nəsɔː/

Inflected Forms

non-avian dinosaurs (plural)

Synonyms

dinosaur

Questions

How do you pronounce non-avian dinosaur?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑnˌeɪ̯viən ˈdaɪ̯nəsɔːɹ/.
What does non-avian dinosaur mean?
Any of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves.
Where does non-avian dinosaur come from?
From non-avian + dinosaur.

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