Peristeropodes
plural noun
Pe·ris·te·rop·o·des
in former classifications
: a group of birds comprising the curassows and megapodes and having feet with the hind toe inserted low down (as in pigeons)
peristeropodous adjective
⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗dəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from peristero- (from Greek peristera dove, pigeon) + -podes (from Greek pod-, pous foot)
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