dromæognathism

English

(RP) enPR: drŏ'mē.ŏgʹnəthĭzm, IPA: /ˌdɹɒmiːˈɒɡnəθɪzm/, X-SAMPA: /%dr\Qmi:"Qgn@TIzm/

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.

↑ ^1.0^1.1^1.2 “dromæˈognathism” defined as a derived term of “dromæognathous, a.”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]