neoavian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]neoavian (plural neoavians)
- Any bird of the clade Neoaves.
- 2007, Luis M. Chiappe, Glorified Dinosaurs: The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds:
- All major lineages of songbirds or passeriforms, of which there are more than 5,000 living species altogether, are thought to have evolved from a common ancestor, and these diverse birds are commonly regarded as the most advanced neoavians.