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Struthiones
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What's The Definition Of Struthiones?Synonyms | Synonyms for Struthiones: Related Terms | Find terms related to Struthiones: See Also | Struthiones In Webster's Dictionary \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]}.
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