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peristeropod, a. and n. Ornith.|pəˈrɪstərəpɒd|
[ad. assumed Gr. *περιστερόποδ-ες, pl. of *περιστερόπους pigeon-footed.]
a. adj. Belonging to the Peristeropodes, a section of Alectoromorphæ or gallinaceous birds in Huxley's classification (1868), having the toes arranged on a level as in pigeons.
b. n. A member of this group. So peristeˈropodan a. and n.; peristeˈropodous a. |