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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Gr.

περιστερά

a pigeon +

πούς

ποδός

, foot.]

(Zool.)

Having pigeonlike feet; – said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.

peristeropodous ‎(comparative more peristeropodous, superlative most peristeropodous)

(zoology) Having feet like those of a pigeon; said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, such as curassows and megapods.