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stru⋅thi⋅ous
[stroo-thee-uh
s]
–adjective
| resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds. |
Origin:
1765–75; < LL strūthi(ō) ostrich (< LGk strouthíōn, deriv. of Gk strouthós sparrow, bird; cf. strouthòs ho mégas ostrich, lit., the big bird) + -ous
1765–75; < LL strūthi(ō) ostrich (< LGk strouthíōn, deriv. of Gk strouthós sparrow, bird; cf. strouthòs ho mégas ostrich, lit., the big bird) + -ous

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Struthious
Stru"thi*ous\, a. [L. struthius, strutheus.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.
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