plectropterine,a.|plɛkˈtrɒptəraɪn| [f.mod.L. Plectropter-us (f.Gr. πλῆκτρο-ν cock's spur + πτερόν wing) + -ine1.] Of or pertaining to the genus Plectropterus, the spur-winged goose of Africa, having a sharp bony spur on the radial carpal bone. 1890in Cent.Dict.