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pteroclomorphic, a. Ornith.|pt-, tɛrɒkləʊˈmɔːfɪk|
[irreg. f. mod.L. Pterocles (f. Gr. πτερόν ptero- + κλείς key) + Gr. µορϕή form + -ic.]
Having the structure and affinities of the Pteroclidæ, a family of sand-grouse typified by the genus Pterocles.
1868Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 304 The tarso-metatarsus is quite Pteroclomorphic. |
