- dromaeognathous
- Having the palate of an emu
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
dromaeognathous
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Dromaeognathous — Dro m[ae]*og na*thous, a. [NL. dromaius emu + Gr. gna qos jaw.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having the structure of the palate like that of the ostrich and emu. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
casuariiform — ▪ order of birds Introduction any member of a group of large, flightless birds (bird) that includes two families native to Australasia. The family Dromaiidae, made up of the single living species of emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), is found only … Universalium
