struisvogel

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of struis (“ostrich”) +‎ vogel (“bird”). Attested since the 17th century, displacing earlier vogelstruis. The element struis derives from Latin strūthiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrœy̯sˌfoː.ɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: struis‧vo‧gel

Noun

struisvogel m (plural struisvogels, diminutive struisvogeltje n)

1. An ostrich, flightless bird of the genus Struthio

   Synonym: vogelstruis

2. (particularly) The common ostrich, Struthio camelus

Derived terms

• Somalische struisvogel
• struisvogelboerderij
• struisvogelei
• struisvogelpolitiek
• struisvogelveer