Peristeropodes
plural noun
Pe·ris·te·rop·o·des
in former classifications
: a group of birds comprising the curassows and megapodes and having feet with the hind toe inserted low down (as in pigeons)
peristeropodous adjective
⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗dəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from peristero- (from Greek peristera dove, pigeon) + -podes (from Greek pod-, pous foot)