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Definition: PTEROCLETES |
PTEROCLETESNoun plural1. A division of birds including the sand grouse. They are in some respects intermediate between the pigeons and true grouse. Called also Pteroclomorphae. |
Etymology: Pterocletes \Pter`o*cle"tes\, plural noun. [New Latin expression, fr Pterocles, the typical genus, from the Greek expression feather + key, tongue of clasp.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Words rhyming with "PTEROCLETES" (pronounced 'Pter`o*cle"tes'): Aetites, Antes, Ascites, Atlantes, Barytes, Bootes, Cerastes, Certes, Chaetetes, Clidastes, Cortes, Cyphonautes, Dalmanites, Ecclesiastes, Gasteromycetes, Gerontes, Hymenomycetes, Microlestes, Mycetes, Myxomycetes, Myzontes, Nates, Nemertes, Nummulites, Optimates, Orbitolites, Penates, Pentremites, Porites, Primates, Procrustes, Quirites, Rudistes, Saccharomycetes, Sarcoptes, Schizomycetes, Sorites, Troglodytes, Tympanites, Vadantes, Vagantes, Venantes. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-l-o-p-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: corselette. | |
-2 letters: electrets, operceles, preelects, preselect, teleports, telescope, tercelets. | |
-3 letters: corselet, electors, electret, electros, opercele, plotters, preelect, prelects, proettes, protects, reelects, resettle, selector, teleport, tercelet, treetops. | |
-4 letters: celeste, colters, copters, corslet, costrel, cotters, creoles, elector, electro, elopers, lectors, leprose, letters, peelers, pelters, pertest, petrels, petrols, petters, pettles, plotter, potters, pottles, prelect, pretest, proette, prosect. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-e-l-o-p-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: electrotypes. | |
+2 letters: electroplates, electrotypers. | |
+3 letters: electrodeposit. | |
+4 letters: electrodeposits, electropositive, retrospectively. | |
+5 letters: electrodeposited, electrotherapies, polyelectrolytes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 54 45 52 4F 43 4C 45 54 45 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. - . .-. --- -.-. .-.. . - . ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010100 01000101 01010010 01001111 01000011 01001100 01000101 01010100 01000101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P T E R O C L E T E S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0054 0045 0052 004F 0043 004C 0045 0054 0045 0053 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5054395249374639543953 |
| 1. Definition 2. Rhymes 3. Anagrams 4. Orthography | 5. Bibliography |
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