"paravian" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈɹeɪviən/ Forms: paravians [plural]
Etymology: Paraves + -ian Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Paraves|clade}} Paraves, {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} paravian (plural paravians)
  1. Any birdlike dinosaur of the clade Paraves, dinosaurs more closely related to birds than to oviraptorosaurs. Wikipedia link: paravian Categories (lifeform): Theropods

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