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Pterocletes (medicine)


pterocletes
<ornithology> A division of birds including the sand grouse. They are in some respects intermediate between the pigeons and true grouse.

Synonym: Pteroclomorphae.

Origin: NL, fr Pterocles, the typical genus, fr. Gr. Feather +, a key, tongue of a clasp.

Source: Websters Dictionary