Struthiones
plural noun
Stru·thi·o·nes
Definition of Struthiones
1 in former classifications : a major division of Aves equivalent to Ratitae
2 in some classifications : a suborder or other group equivalent to Struthioniformes
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Origin and Etymology of struthiones
New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of struthion-, struthio ostrich
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