• (n. pl.) A division of birds including the sand grouse. They are in some respects intermediate between the pigeons and true grouse. Called also Pteroclomorphae.
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Pter`o·cle'tes noun plural [ New Latin , fr Pterocles , the typical genus, from Greek ... feather + ..., ..., a key, tongue of a clasp.] (Zoology) A division of birds including the sand grouse. They are in some respects intermediate between the pigeons and true grouse. Called also
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