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Pterocletes

plural noun
Ptero·​cle·​tes | \ ˌterəˈklēt(ˌ)ēz\

Definition of Pterocletes

: a suborder or Columbiformes coextensive with the Pteroclididae

History and Etymology for Pterocletes

New Latin, irregular from Pterocles, genus of sandgrouse

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