protoavis

1. 1.

   most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs

   Broaderbird

   Part ofgenus Protoavis

Other forms of protoavis

plural

protoavises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about protoavis

What does protoavis mean?

protoavis means "most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs".

How many syllables are in protoavis?

protoavis has 4 syllables: pro-to-a-vis. The stress falls on "to".

Is protoavis a common word?

protoavis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.