dromæognathism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: drŏ'mē.ŏgʹnəthĭzm, IPA(key): /ˌdɹɒmiːˈɒɡnəθɪzm/
Noun[edit]
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, Macmillan, page 249:
- Dromæognathism (Gr. δρομαῖος, dromaios, a runner : genus-name of the emeu). All the Ratite birds, and the tinamous of Carinate birds, are dromæognathous.
Related terms[edit]
- dromæosaur(id) (palæontology)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “dromæˈognathism” defined as a derived term of “dromæognathous, a.”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]