Pterocles

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing, feather”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame, glory”).

Proper noun[edit]

Pterocles m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pteroclididae.

References[edit]

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

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