† peristeromorphn.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Peristeromorphae, former superfamily name (T. H. Huxley 1867, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 11 Apr. 456) < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + scientific Latin -morphae (compare -morph comb. form). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pĕri·stĕrŏmǭɹf) /pəˈrɪstərəmɔːf/.

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

A member of the Peristeromorphae, a group of birds comprising the pigeons in the classification proposed by T. H. Huxley in 1867.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeromorph, a member of the Peristeromorphæ.

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

单词	peristeromorph
释义	† peristeromorphn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Peristeromorphae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Peristeromorphae, former superfamily name (T. H. Huxley 1867, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 11 Apr. 456) < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + scientific Latin -morphae (compare -morph comb. form). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pĕri·stĕrŏmǭɹf) /pəˈrɪstərəmɔːf/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A member of the Peristeromorphae, a group of birds comprising the pigeons in the classification proposed by T. H. Huxley in 1867. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeromorph, a member of the Peristeromorphæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1890
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