pteroclomorphic, a. Ornith.
(pt-, tɛrɒkləʊˈmɔːfɪk)
[irreg. f. mod.L. Pterocles (f. Gr. πτερόν ptero- + κλείς key) + Gr. µορϕή form + -ic.]
Having the structure and affinities of the Pteroclidæ, a family of sand-grouse typified by the genus Pterocles.
| 1868 Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. 304 The tarso-metatarsus is quite Pteroclomorphic. |