Struthiones

plural noun

Stru·​thi·​o·​nes

1

in former classifications : a major division of Aves equivalent to Ratitae

2

in some classifications : a suborder or other group equivalent to Struthioniformes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of struthion-, struthio ostrich

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