"Asteriornis" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Forms: †Asteriornis [canonical, masculine]
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). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|Ἀστερία}} Ancient Greek Ἀστερία (Astería) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Asteriornis|nogendercat=1}} Asteriornis m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the clade Galloanserae – A Cretaceous genus of extinct small shorebirds. Wikipedia link: Asteriornis, Chicxulub crater Hyponyms (genus): Asteriornis maastrichtensis
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