nondinosaurian

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ dinosaurian.

Adjective

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nondinosaurian (not comparable)

  1. Not dinosaurian.
    • 2009 October 9, John Noble Wilford, “Paper Challenges Ideas About ‘Early Bird’ Dinosaur”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The bone growth rate, the scientists determined, was unbirdlike but reflected metabolic rates greater than those in nondinosaurian reptiles; that is, they were more warmblooded than coldblooded.
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