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GENUS STRUTHIO

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches

Synonyms:

genus Struthio; Struthio

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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