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- noun zoology Any
bird of the superorderPaleognathae
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All birds in the paleognath group share very similar genes; that the giant, flightless birds should be related seems unsurprising.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
chained_bear commented on the word paleognath
The group of birds that includes tinamous, kiwis, the cassowary, emus, rheas and ostriches. Also includes many extinct orders of birds. (Wikipedia)
September 5, 2008