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nonavian en · ADJ
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of non-avian.
SHBGs are also widely distributed among vertebrates[…]. Moderate affinity binders for estradiol and testosterone have been detected in all vertebrate classes except birds, which appear to lack any type of SHBG[…]. However, not all nonavian species have SHBGs. For example, among mammals, the primates, cow, dog, and rabbit have SHBGs, while rodents, the elephant, and the horse do not[…].
1991, Peter K.T. Pang, Vertebrate Endocrinology: Fundamentals And Biomedical Implications, volume 4, part B: Reproduction, Academic Press, page 87:
nonavian en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of non-avian.
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