† peristeropodadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Peristeropodes.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Peristeropodes, former subdivision name (T. H. Huxley 1868, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 14 May 296) < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + scientific Latin -podes (see -pod comb. form; compare -pode comb. form).With peristeropodous adj. at Derivatives compare -podous comb. form. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pĕri·stĕrŏpǫd) /pəˈrɪstərəpɒd/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the Peristeropodes, a group of birds comprising the families Cracidae and Megapodidae in the classification proposed by T. H. Huxley in 1868, in which the hind toes are inserted at the same level as the other toes as in pigeons.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropod, a., pigeon-toed, as rasorial fowl; having the feet constructed as in pigeons, as a member of the Gallinæ; of or pertaining to the Peristeropodes.

B. n.

A bird of this group.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropod, n., a peristeropod gallinaceous bird, as one of the Cracidæ or Megapodidæ.

Derivatives

† peristeropodan adj. and n. Obsolete rare = peristeropod adj. and n.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropodan, a. and n., same as peristeropod.

† peristeropodous adj. Obsolete rare = A.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropodous, a., same as peristeropod.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	peristeropod
释义	† peristeropodadj.n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Peristeropodes. Etymology: < scientific Latin Peristeropodes, former subdivision name (T. H. Huxley 1868, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 14 May 296) < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + scientific Latin -podes (see -pod comb. form; compare -pode comb. form).With peristeropodous adj. at Derivatives compare -podous comb. form. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pĕri·stĕrŏpǫd) /pəˈrɪstərəpɒd/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A. adj. Of or relating to the Peristeropodes, a group of birds comprising the families Cracidae and Megapodidae in the classification proposed by T. H. Huxley in 1868, in which the hind toes are inserted at the same level as the other toes as in pigeons. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropod, a., pigeon-toed, as rasorial fowl; having the feet constructed as in pigeons, as a member of the Gallinæ; of or pertaining to the Peristeropodes. B. n. A bird of this group. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropod, n., a peristeropod gallinaceous bird, as one of the Cracidæ or Megapodidæ. Derivatives † peristeropodan adj. and n. Obsolete rare = peristeropod adj. and n.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropodan, a. and n., same as peristeropod. † peristeropodous adj. Obsolete rare = A.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Peristeropodous, a., same as peristeropod. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1890
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