| 单词 |
pullastrine |
| 释义 |
pullastrine, a. Ornith.|pʊˈlæstraɪn| [f. Zool. L. pullastræ, pl. of L. pullastra young hen, pullet (f. pullus: see prec. and -aster) + -ine1.] Of or pertaining to the Pullastræ, a group of gallinaceous birds, comprising the Curassows, Mound-builders, and Pigeons (Lilljeborg 1866). As proposed by Sundevall, 1836, Pullastræ included the Curassows, Lyre-bird, Plantain-eaters, and Pigeons.
1875Cope Check-list N. Amer. Batrachia 56 Struthious, Pullastrine, and Clamatorial Birds. 1887― Orig. Fittest i. ii. 114 The Pullastrine birds are a generalized group. So puˈllastriform a., having the pullastrine form; resembling the Pullastræ.
1887Cope Orig. Fittest i. ii. 122 Inferior in possessing..Pullastriform and Struthious Birds. |

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