Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proavian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proa-vian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.

Etymology

From pro- + avian.

Inflected Forms

proavians (plural)

Questions

What does proavian mean?: Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.
Where does proavian come from?: From pro- + avian.

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