struisvogel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of struis (“ostrich”) + vogel (“bird”). Attested since the 17th century, displacing earlier vogelstruis. The element struis derives from Latin strūthiō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
struisvogel m (plural struisvogels, diminutive struisvogeltje n)
- An ostrich, flightless bird of the genus Struthio
- Synonym: vogelstruis
- (particularly) The common ostrich, Struthio camelus