dinosaurian
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of dinosaurian
< New Latin Dinosauri ( a ) (1841), originally a name for a suborder or tribe ( see dino-, saurian) + -an
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Taken a step further, these data may inform the conversation among scientists about the origins of dinosaurian flight.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2024
The network made the decision in part because of fears of "lobbying groups that are desperately hanging on to their dinosaurian ways," one source familiar with the choice told The Guardian.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
They reveal, he says, “a thriving dinosaurian community.”
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 22, 2021
Sustained miniaturization and anatomical innovation in the dinosaurian ancestors of birds. Science 345, 562-565.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2015
In the ancient dinosaurian reptiles, upright walkers, the same was the case.
From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Charles Morris
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