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Etymology

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From non- +‎ ornithodiran.

Noun

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nonornithodiran (plural nonornithodirans)

  1. Any birdlike dinosaur that is not in the clade Ornithodira
    • 2016 January 21, “Nonplantigrade Foot Posture: A Constraint on Dinosaur Body Size”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The nonplantigrade lineage comprised dinosauromorphs and Scleromochlus, whereas the two plantigrade groups examined here are nonornithodiran archosauromorphs and therapsids.