'Peristeropodous' definitions:
Definition of 'Peristeropodous'
From: GCIDE
- Peristeropodous \Pe*ris`ter*op"o*dous\, a. [Gr. peristera` a pigeon + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods. [1913 Webster]