Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
peristeropod .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having
feet like those of apigeon ; said of thosegallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, such ascurassows andmegapods .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek a pigeon + foot.
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