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dromæognathous

dromæognathous is the alternative spelling of dromaeognathous.

Meaning of dromaeognathous

Adjective

dromaeognathous (not comparable)

  1. Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
    • The fourth principal type, the dromæognathous, is not found in any Indian birds.1895, Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford, Birds, volume 3, Taylor and Francis, page v

Words formed from dromæognathous

Questions about dromæognathous

What is dromæognathous the alternative spelling of?
Dromæognathous is the alternative spelling of dromaeognathous.

Words near dromæognathous in the dictionary

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

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