peristeropod

noun

pe·​ris·​te·​ro·​pod

pəˈristərōˌpäd

variants or peristeropode

-ˌpōd

plural -s

: a bird of the group Peristeropodes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Peristeropodes

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