comb. form of Gr. ἀνώμαλος, irregular; as in Anomalogonatous a. Zool. [Gr. γονατ- (γόνυ) knee], 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.
1882. Athenæum, 27 May, 671/1. Todus is a very ancient form, more nearly representing the ancestors of the whole group of anomalogonatous birds.
