† peristeromorphicadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Peristeromorphae , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Peristeromorphae (see peristeromorph n.) + -ic suffix; compare -morphic comb. form. Compare later peristeromorph n.
Ornithology.
Obsolete.
rare.
1868 T. H. Huxley in 303 The sternum and furcula..are completely Peristeromorphic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).