† peristeroidadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Peristeroïdeae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Peristeroïdeae, former cohort name (C. J. Sundevall Methodi Naturalis Avium Disponendarum Tentamen (1872) 97) < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + scientific Latin -oideae (see -oid suffix). Compare ancient Greek περιστεροειδής. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pĕri·stĕroid) /pəˈrɪstərɔɪd/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Of or relating to the Peristeroideae, a group of birds comprising the pigeons in the classification proposed by C. J. Sundevall in 1872.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeroid, specifically, of or pertaining to the Peristeroideæ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	peristeroid
释义	† peristeroidadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Peristeroïdeae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Peristeroïdeae, former cohort name (C. J. Sundevall Methodi Naturalis Avium Disponendarum Tentamen (1872) 97) < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + scientific Latin -oideae (see -oid suffix). Compare ancient Greek περιστεροειδής. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pĕri·stĕroid) /pəˈrɪstərɔɪd/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Of or relating to the Peristeroideae, a group of birds comprising the pigeons in the classification proposed by C. J. Sundevall in 1872. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeroid, specifically, of or pertaining to the Peristeroideæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1890
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