PTEROCLIDIDAE


Meaning of PTEROCLIDIDAE in English

ˌterəˈklidəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Pteroclid-, Pterocles, type genus (from pter- + Greek kleid-, kleis key) + -idae — more at cleid-

: a family of birds (suborder Pterocletes) consisting of the sandgrouses

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