palaeognathouspaleognathousadj.

Brit.

/palɪˈɒɡnəθəs/,

/peɪlɪˈɒɡnəθəs/, U.S.

/ˌpeɪliˈɑɡnəθəs/

Forms: see palaeo- comb. form and -gnath comb. form and -ous suffix.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Palaeognathae , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Palaeognathae, superorder name (W. P. Pycraft 1901, in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 28 343; < palaeo- palaeo- comb. form + ancient Greek γνάθος jaw: see -gnath comb. form) + -ous suffix; so called on the assumption that such a palate is a primitive condition. Compare neognathous adj.

Chiefly Palaeontology.

Designating a relatively rigid type of palate and jaw characteristic of a small number of living and some fossil birds (sometimes classified as a superorder Paleognathae), in which, among other features, the vomers are usually large and imperfectly fused. Also: possessing such a palate.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of part or process of

cerigerous1856

cereless1862

tomial1866

cerous1869

paragnathous1872

sinuate1872

ceral1874

interramal1874

palaeognathous1933

prokinetic1960

rhynchokinetic1960

1901 W. P. Pycraft in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 28 349 The contention that the Struthious (Palæognathine) palate is of a more ancient type than the Neognathine is admitted by all.]

1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. x. 209 An intermediate type [of palate], however, the palaeognathous, is found in certain presumably primitive types such as the ostrich-like forms and Hesperornis.

1973 Nature 11 May 71/2 It is probable that the ‘palaeognathous’ palate of the living ratites is derived by neoteny from the ‘neognathous’ type characteristic of the majority of living birds.

1992 M. Schaffer-Fehre tr. S. Schaal & W. Ziegler Messel xi. 138 We have with Palaeotis weigelti..a palaeognathous running (cursorial) bird with strong legs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palaeognathous
释义	palaeognathouspaleognathousadj. Brit. /palɪˈɒɡnəθəs/, /peɪlɪˈɒɡnəθəs/, U.S. /ˌpeɪliˈɑɡnəθəs/ Forms: see palaeo- comb. form and -gnath comb. form and -ous suffix. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Palaeognathae , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Palaeognathae, superorder name (W. P. Pycraft 1901, in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 28 343; < palaeo- palaeo- comb. form + ancient Greek γνάθος jaw: see -gnath comb. form) + -ous suffix; so called on the assumption that such a palate is a primitive condition. Compare neognathous adj. Chiefly Palaeontology. Designating a relatively rigid type of palate and jaw characteristic of a small number of living and some fossil birds (sometimes classified as a superorder Paleognathae), in which, among other features, the vomers are usually large and imperfectly fused. Also: possessing such a palate. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > of part or process of cerigerous1856 cereless1862 tomial1866 cerous1869 paragnathous1872 sinuate1872 ceral1874 interramal1874 palaeognathous1933 prokinetic1960 rhynchokinetic1960 1901 W. P. Pycraft in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 28 349 The contention that the Struthious (Palæognathine) palate is of a more ancient type than the Neognathine is admitted by all.] 1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. x. 209 An intermediate type [of palate], however, the palaeognathous, is found in certain presumably primitive types such as the ostrich-like forms and Hesperornis. 1973 Nature 11 May 71/2 It is probable that the ‘palaeognathous’ palate of the living ratites is derived by neoteny from the ‘neognathous’ type characteristic of the majority of living birds. 1992 M. Schaffer-Fehre tr. S. Schaal & W. Ziegler Messel xi. 138 We have with Palaeotis weigelti..a palaeognathous running (cursorial) bird with strong legs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1933
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