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Peristeropodous — Pe*ris ter*op o*dous, a. [Gr. ? a pigeon + ?, ?, foot.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having pigeonlike feet; said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sandgrouse — [sand′grous΄] n. any of a family (Pteroclididae) of birds in the same order (Columbiformes) as pigeons, found in sandy regions of S Europe, Asia, and Africa * * * sand grouse n. Any of various pigeonlike birds of the genus Pterocles and related… … Universalium
bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 … Universalium
Bird — /berrd/, n. Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. * * * I Any of the warm blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a … Universalium
columbiform — ▪ bird Introduction any member of the group of birds (bird) that contains the pigeons (pigeon), doves (dove), dodoes (dodo), and solitaires (solitaire). The order Columbiformes is divided into the Raphidae, a family of extinct birds that… … Universalium
plover — plov•er [[t]ˈplʌv ər, ˈploʊ vər[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae, of worldwide distribution, having a thick neck, compact body, and a pigeonlike beak 2) orn any of various similar shorebirds • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
sheathbill — sheath•bill [[t]ˈʃiθˌbɪl[/t]] n. orn either of two white, pigeonlike shorebirds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the Antarctic, having a horny sheath covering the base of the short bill • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
sheath|bill — «SHEETH BIHL», noun. either of two white, pigeonlike sea birds related to the plovers, with a horny case partly covering the bill. It lives in cold regions of the Southern Hemisphere … Useful english dictionary
