Asteriornis
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀστερία (Astería) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). Asteria was a Titaness who turned into a quail, and who was the goddess of falling stars (used in reference to the K–Pg impact).
Proper noun
editAsteriornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the clade Galloanserae – A Cretaceous genus of extinct small shore bird.