struthious
[ stroo-thee-uh s ]
/ ˈstru θi əs /
adjective
resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds.
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
Words nearby struthious
strung-out,
strunt,
strut,
strut one's stuff,
struthers,
struthious,
strutting,
struve,
strychnic,
strychnine,
strychninism
Example sentences from the Web for struthious
British Dictionary definitions for struthious
struthious
/ (ˈstruːθɪəs) /
adjective
(of birds) related to or resembling the ostrich
of, relating to, or designating all flightless (ratite) birds
Word Origin for struthious
C18: from Late Latin
strūthiō, from Greek
strouthiōn, from
strouthos an ostrich