Asteriornis
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Translingual
Etymology
From 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
†Asteriornis m
- A taxonomic genus within the clade Galloanserae – A Cretaceous genus of extinct small shorebirds.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Asteriornis maastrichtensis