'Pterocletes' definitions:

Definition of 'Pterocletes'

From: GCIDE

Pterocletes \Pter`o*cle"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr Pterocles, the typical genus, fr. Gr. ? feather + ?, ?, a key, tongue of a clasp.] (Zool.) A division of birds including the sand grouse. They are in some respects intermediate between the pigeons and true grouse. Called also Pteroclomorph[ae]. [1913 Webster]