| struthiones | <ornithology> A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches. In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae. Origin: NL. See Struthio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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