Old French

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Etymology

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First attested in 1130.[1] From Vulgar Latin *austrūthio, from Latin strūthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Noun

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ostruce oblique singularf (oblique plural ostruces, nominative singular ostruce, nominative plural ostruces)

  1. ostrich

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of autruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.