struthious
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of birds) related to or resembling the ostrich
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of, relating to, or designating all flightless (ratite) birds
Etymology
Origin of struthious
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
Example Sentences
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In this 22-page opinion, we read words like exigible, pellucid, struthious, and supererogatory.
From Forbes
Fossil diprotodons of gigantic size and struthious birds rivalling in stature the New Zealand moa, are found in Central Australia.
From Project Gutenberg
The wings of struthious birds differ from those of the Carinatae, just described, in many ways.
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In both ostrich and Rhea, as well as in all the other struthious birds, the under surface of the wing is entirely bare.
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The first would serve to account for the few exceptional Struthious birds of the modern world.
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