Pe‐ris′ter‐op″o‐dous (?), a. [Gr. περιστερά a pigeon + πούσ, ποδόσ, foot.] (Zoöl.) Having pigeonlike feet; — said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.