anomalo-comb. form
comb. form of Greek ἀνώμαλος, irregular.
anomalogonatous adj. /-ˈɡɒnətəs/ [Greek γονατ- (γόνυ) knee] Zool. of or belonging to the Anomalogonati, an order of birds, including sparrows, woodpeckers, etc., so named by Prof. Garrod as lacking the rectus femoris muscle.
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1882 Athenæum 27 May 671/1 The whole group of anomalogonatous birds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010).
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