struthious
resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds.
Origin of struthious
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It must have been that of the struthious birds or that of the carinate birds, or something different from both.
On the Genesis of Species | St. George MivartIf it was that of the carinate birds, how did the struthious birds and Dinosauria independently agree to differ?
On the Genesis of Species | St. George MivartIn both ostrich and Rhea, as well as in all the other struthious birds, the under surface of the wing is entirely bare.
The wings of struthious birds differ from those of the Carinatae, just described, in many ways.
To this type of struthious, or running bird, the name Dromornis has been given.
Extinct Monsters | H. N. Hutchinson
British Dictionary definitions for struthious
/ (ˈstruːθɪəs) /
(of birds) related to or resembling the ostrich
of, relating to, or designating all flightless (ratite) birds
Origin of struthious
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