ˈstrüthē(ˌ)ō, -üth- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Struthion-, Struthio, from Late Latin, ostrich, irregular from Greek strouthos ostrich, sparrow; perhaps akin to Old English thrysce thrush — more at thrush
: a genus (the type of the family Struthionidae) of birds comprising the African ostriches
• stru·thi·oid ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌȯid adjective or noun