Peristeropodous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peristeropodous \Pe*ris`ter*op"o*dous\, a. [Gr. peristera` a
     pigeon + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)
     Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds
     that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.
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