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struthious

/ˈstɹuːθiəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
struthious
IPA
/ˈstɹuːθiəs/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

like an ostrich or other ratite

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn)bor. ▲ Latin strūthiocamēlusinflu. Latin strūthiō Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English struthious From Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”) + English -ous (“relating to”).

Inflected Forms

more struthious (comparative) most struthious (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce struthious?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹuːθiəs/.
What does struthious mean?
like an ostrich or other ratite
Where does struthious come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn)bor. ▲ Latin strūthiocamēlusinflu. Latin strūthiō Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English struthious From Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”) + English -ous (“relating to”).

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