† pteroclomorphicadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin Pterocles , -o- connective, -morphic comb. form.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pterocles, genus name ( C. J. Temminck Hist. nat. gén. des pigeons & des gallinacés III. (1815) 240) < ptero- ptero- comb. form + ancient Greek κλείς key: see cleido-mastoid adj.) + -o- connective + -morphic comb. form. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (pt-, tĕrǫklomǭ·ɹfik) /(p)tɛrɒkləʊˈmɔːfɪk/.

Ornithology. Obsolete. rare.

Resembling that of a sandgrouse (family Pteroclididae).

ΚΠ

1868 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 304 The tarso-metatarsus is quite Pteroclomorphic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	pteroclomorphic
释义	† pteroclomorphicadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin Pterocles , -o- connective, -morphic comb. form. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pterocles, genus name ( C. J. Temminck Hist. nat. gén. des pigeons & des gallinacés III. (1815) 240) < ptero- ptero- comb. form + ancient Greek κλείς key: see cleido-mastoid adj.) + -o- connective + -morphic comb. form. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (pt-, tĕrǫklomǭ·ɹfik) /(p)tɛrɒkləʊˈmɔːfɪk/. Ornithology. Obsolete. rare. Resembling that of a sandgrouse (family Pteroclididae). ΚΠ 1868 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 304 The tarso-metatarsus is quite Pteroclomorphic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1868
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