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GENUS STRUTHIO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Struthio mean?
• GENUS STRUTHIO (noun)
The noun GENUS STRUTHIO has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches
Familiarity information: GENUS STRUTHIO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Struthio; Struthio
Hypernyms ("genus Struthio" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Struthio"):
ostrich; Struthio camelus (fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird)
Holonyms ("genus Struthio" is a member of...):
family Struthionidae; Struthionidae (tall terrestrial birds: ostriches)
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