struthious

[ stroo-thee-uhs ]

adjective

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

struthious

/ ˈstruːθɪəs /

adjective

1. (of birds) related to or resembling the ostrich
2. of, relating to, or designating all flightless (ratite) birds

Word History and Origins

Origin of struthious¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of struthious¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

In both ostrich and Rhea, as well as in all the other struthious birds, the under surface of the wing is entirely bare.

From Project Gutenberg

The first would serve to account for the few exceptional Struthious birds of the modern world.

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