ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈänəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Struthion-, Struthio, type genus + -idae
: a family of ratite birds (order Struthioniformes) comprising the African ostriches or made coextensive with the order or in former classifications including also the rheas and various other ratite birds