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dromæognathism

UK/ˌdɹɒmiːˈɒɡnəθɪzm/

dromæognathism noun: the particular arrangement in palatal structure typified by the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.

Noun

dromæognathism (uncountable)

  1. The particular arrangement in palatal structure typified by the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
    • 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, Macmillan, page 249

Origin of dromæognathism

dromæognath(ous) + -ism

Questions about dromæognathism

What does dromæognathism mean?
Dromæognathism means the particular arrangement in palatal structure typified by the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
What part of speech is dromæognathism?
Dromæognathism is a noun.
How do you pronounce dromæognathism?
Dromæognathism is pronounced /ˌdɹɒmiːˈɒɡnəθɪzm/ (UK).

Words near dromæognathism in the dictionary

  1. dromotropic
  2. dromotropism
  3. dromotropy
  4. dromus
  5. dromyosuppressin
  6. dromæognathism
  7. dromæognathous
  8. dromæosaur
  9. dromæosaurid
  10. dromæosaurids
  11. dromæosaurs

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