Definition of Pterocles

1. Noun. Type genus of the Pteroclididae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Pterocles

Pteriidae
Pteris
Pteris cretica
Pteris multifida
Pteris serrulata
Pternohyla
Pternohyla fodiens
Pterocarpus
Pterocarpus angolensis
Pterocarpus indicus
Pterocarpus macrocarpus
Pterocarpus marsupium
Pterocarpus santalinus
Pterocarya
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Pterocles (current term)
Pterocles alchata
Pterocles indicus
Pteroclididae
Pterocnemia
Pterocnemia pennata
Pterodactylidae
Pterodactylus
Pterois
Pteropogon humboltianum
Pteropsida
Pteropus
Pteropus capestratus
Pteropus hypomelanus
Pterosauria

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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