dromaeognathous
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- Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
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Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley: binomial translingual Dromæus (“Dromaius”) (from Ancient Greek δρομαῖος (dromaîos, “swift-running”)) + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + English -ous, adjectival suffix
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