struthious

[ stroo-thee-uhs ]

adjective
  1. resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds.

Origin of struthious

1
1765–75; <Late Latin strūthi(ō) ostrich (<Late Greek strouthíōn, derivative of Greek strouthós sparrow, bird; compare strouthòs ho mégas ostrich, literally, the big bird) + -ous

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struthious

/ (ˈstruːθɪəs) /


adjective
  1. (of birds) related to or resembling the ostrich

  2. of, relating to, or designating all flightless (ratite) birds

Origin of struthious

1
C18: from Late Latin strūthiō, from Greek strouthiōn, from strouthos an ostrich

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