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Definition of Pterocles
1. Noun. Type genus of the Pteroclididae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Pteroclididae, Pteroclididae
Member holonyms: Painted Sandgrouse, Pterocles Indicus, Pin-tailed Grouse, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Pterocles Alchata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pterocles
Literary usage of Pterocles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1842)
"... at their extremities; outer and inner toes of equal length. Tutal length 12
inches 6 lines. We select as an example Pterocles gutturalis, Smith. Female. ..."
2. The Hunter's Arcadia by Parker Gillmore (1886)
"... it affords me great pleasure to place before my readers an excellent likeness
of the variegated sand grouse (Pterocles variegatus). ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1883)
"... which has just come to hand, I find in a paper by Dr. Hans Q-adow 011 the
Anatomy of Pterocles some statements called forth by a paper of mine published ..."
4. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"South Europe ? k, I. Spain. Presented by Prof. Owen. 11. Pterocles ... South Africa,
male and female. From Dr. Smith'* 12. Pterocles ..."
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