HyperDic: family_struthionidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Struthionidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Struthionidae, Struthionidaetall terrestrial / terrestrial birds
English > family Struthionidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtall terrestrial / terrestrial birds: ostriches.
SynonymStruthionidae
Member ofStruthioniformes, order StruthioniformesA ratite bird order
MembersStruthio, genus Struthiotype genus of the Struthionidae
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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