• (a.) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.
Pe·ris`ter·op'o·dous adjective [ Greek ... a pigeon + ..., ..., foot.] (Zoology) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods. 
peristeropodous Having pigeonlike feet; said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes; such as, the curassows and megapods.