struthious

struthious

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek στρουθός (strouthós)
Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder.
Proto-Indo-European *-isō
Proto-Hellenic *-ihō
Ancient Greek -ίων (-íōn)
Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn)bor.
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Latin strūthiocamēlusinflu.
Latin strūthiō
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English struthious

    From Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”) + English -ous (“relating to”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈstɹuːθiəs/

    Adjective

    struthious (comparative more struthious, superlative most struthious)

    1. (ornithology) like an ostrich or other ratite
      • 1931, Percy R. Lowe, Struthious Remains from Northern China and Mongolia with Descriptions of Struthio Wimani, Struthio Anderssoni and Struthio Mongolicus, Spp. Nov, Geological Survey of China:
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