dromæognathism
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: drŏ'mē.ŏgʹnəthĭzm, IPA(key): /ˌdɹɒmiːˈɒɡnəθɪzm/
Noun
dromæognathism (uncountable)
- (ornithology)[1] The particular arrangement in palatal structure typified by the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.[1]
- 1890: Elliott Coues, Handbook of Field and General Ornithology: A Manual of the Structure and Classification of Birds, page 249 (Macmillan)
- Dromæognathism (Gr. δρομαῖος, dromaios, a runner : genus-name of the emeu). All the Ratite birds, and the tinamous of Carinate birds, are dromæognathous.
- 1890: Elliott Coues, Handbook of Field and General Ornithology: A Manual of the Structure and Classification of Birds, page 249 (Macmillan)
Related terms
- dromæosaur(id) (palæontology)
References
- “dromæˈognathism” defined as a derived term of “dromæognathous, a.”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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