noun
tall terrestrial birds: ostriches
• Syn: ↑family Struthionidae
• Hypernyms: ↑bird family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Struthioniformes, ↑order Struthioniformes
• Member Meronyms: ↑Struthio, ↑genus Struthio
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈänəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.