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Definition of Struthio
1. Noun. Type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Struthionidae, Struthionidae
Member holonyms: Ostrich, Struthio Camelus
Definition of Struthio
1. n. A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Struthio
Literary usage of Struthio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Struthio, Lin. The Ostriches have wings furnished with loose and flexible ...
Struthio camelus, L.; Enl. 457.(3) (The Ostrich of the Eastern Continent. ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Struthio, Lin. The Ostriches have wings furnished with loose and flexible feathers,
but still sufficiently long to increase their speed in running. ..."
3. Ostriches and Ostrich Farming by Julius de Mosenthal, James Edmund Harting (1877)
"Struthio camelus,1 LINN^US. The ostrich — Brief description of old and young —
Its antiquity as a species — The ostrich in Scripture and in history ..."
4. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the by George J Hagar (1910)
"... distinguished by its great size and by having only two toes on each foot.
Its scientific name is Struthio ..."
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