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  1. proavis: Merriam-Webster
  2. Proavis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. Proavis: Wiktionary

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noun:  (paleontology) Any of various hypothetical extinct species or taxons that were coined in the early 20th century in an attempt to support and explain the hypothetical evolutionary steps and anatomical adaptations leading from non-avian theropod dinosaurs to birds.


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