Struthiones

Struthiones
Struthiones Stru`thi*o"nes, n. pl. [NL. See {Struthio}.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches. (b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to {Ratit[ae]}, or {Drom[ae]ognath[ae]}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Struthiones — Struthio Stru thi*o, n.; pl. {Struthiones}. [L., an ostrich, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of birds including the African ostriches. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Struthiones — strutiniai paukščiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Struthiones ryšiai: platesnis terminas – strutiniai paukščiai siauresnis terminas – strutiniai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • struthiones — stru·thi·o·nes …   English syllables

  • struthiones — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈōˌnēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of struthion , struthio ostrich 1. in former classifications : a major division of Aves equivalent to Ratitae 2. in some classifications : a subo …   Useful english dictionary

  • MINIATI Struthiones — occurrunt apud Iul. Capitolin. in Cordianis c. 3. ubi de silva eius, Equi, inquit, feri XXX. oves ferae C. alces X. tauri Cypriaci C. struthiones Mauri miniati CCC. anagri XXX Haec autem omnia populo diripienda concessit die muneris, quod sextum… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Dromaeognathae — Struthiones Stru thi*o nes, n. pl. [NL. See {Struthio}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches. (b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ratitae — Struthiones Stru thi*o nes, n. pl. [NL. See {Struthio}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches. (b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • STRUTHIO — seu Struthiocamelus, avis omnium maxima, ex Graeco ςτρουθίον, i. e. passerculus, ςτρουθὸς quoque Graecis passim dictus, i. e. passer, unde et passer marinus, in Plauto, Persa, Actu 2. sc. 2. v. 17. Ausonio, Epist. 11. Festo, aliis, per ironiam… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • SYLVA — I. SYLVA apud Iul. Capitolin, in Gordianis Tribus, c. 3. Exstat Silva eius (Gordiani Senioris) memorabilis, quae picta est in domo rosirata Cn. Pompeii in qua pictur etiamnum continentur cervi palmati ducenti mixtis Britannis: equi feri XXX. oves …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Struthio — Stru thi*o, n.; pl. {Struthiones}. [L., an ostrich, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of birds including the African ostriches. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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