Pterocletes

plural noun

Ptero·​cle·​tes

ˌterəˈklēt(ˌ)ēz

: a suborder or Columbiformes coextensive with the Pteroclididae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Pterocles, genus of sandgrouse

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