plectropterine

plectropterine, a.

(plɛkˈtrɒptəraɪn)

[f. mod.L. Plectropter-us (f. Gr. πλῆκτρο-ν cock's spur + πτερόν wing) + -ine¹.]

Of or pertaining to the genus Plectropterus, the spur-winged goose of Africa, having a sharp bony spur on the radial carpal bone.

in Cent. Dict.