PTEROCLES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pterocles mean? 

• PTEROCLES (noun)
  The noun PTEROCLES has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Pteroclididae

  Familiarity information: PTEROCLES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PTEROCLES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Pteroclididae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pterocles; Pterocles

Hypernyms ("Pterocles" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pterocles"):

painted sandgrouse; Pterocles indicus (sandgrouse of India)

pin-tailed grouse; pin-tailed sandgrouse; Pterocles alchata (sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers)

Holonyms ("Pterocles" is a member of...):

family Pteroclididae; Pteroclididae (sandgrouses)