struthio

Concepts

ostrich

ratite

Synonyms

struthiocamelus

Translations

autruche

στρουθοκάμηλος

struzzo

estruç

avestruz

struisvogel

Strauß

نعامة

devekuşu

avestruz

estruci

deve kuşu

Afrikanischer Strauß

Afrikanischer Strauss

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈstruː.tʰi.oː]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn); or shortened from strūthiocamēlus, from Ancient Greek στρουθοκᾰ́μηλος (strouthokắmēlos), from στρουθός (strouthós, “sparrow”) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”). The first element of both Greek words is likely related to Latin turdus (“thrush”).