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Definition of Struthio australis

Struthio australis
Ostrich Os"trich, n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.] (Zo["o]l.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high. Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes. The body of the male is covered with elegant black plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the most valuable white plumes. Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc. Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc. Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern (Onoclea Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of which grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and North America.

Meaning of Struthio australis from wikipedia

- The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the...
- Struthio camelus camelus, North African ostrich Struthio camelus m****aicus, Masai ostrich Struthio camelus australis, South African ostrich †Struthio...
- The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa. It is one of two extant...
- The Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus m****aicus), also known as the East African ostrich is a red-necked subspecies variety of the common ostrich and is...
- ostrich, Struthio camelus North African ostrich, Struthio camelus camelus South African ostrich, Struthio camelus australis Masai ostrich, Struthio camelus...
- Struthionidae (/ˌstruːθiˈɒnədiː/; from Latin strūthiō 'ostrich' and Ancient Gr**** εἶδος (eîdos) 'appearance, resemblance') is a family of flightless birds...
- Lemoine, 1881 Genus Struthio (2 living species) ?†Struthio anderssoni Lowe 1931 [ootaxa] ?†Struthio barbarus Arambourg 1979 †Struthio asiaticus Brodkorb...
- Distribution Common ostrich Struthio camelus LR/lc Through central and southern Africa, four subspecies are recognized Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes VU Native...
- measured by m**** is the common ostrich (Struthio camelus), closely followed by the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes). A male ostrich can reach...
- described by Carl Linnaeus, in his 18th-century work Systema Naturae, as Struthio casuarius, from a specimen from Seram, in 1758. It is now the type species...