Dromaeognathous Definition

adjective

(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.

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Origin of Dromaeognathous

  • Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley: binomial Latin Dromæus (“Dromaius”) (from Ancient Greek δρομαῖος (dromaios, “swift-running”)) + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnathos, “jaw”) + English -ous, adjectival suffix

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