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Somali ostrich

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Struthio molybdophanes, a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa, previously considered to be a subspecies of the common ostrich.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: blue-necked ostrich

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Somalische struisvogel — Struthio molybdophanes
  • Portuguese: avestruz-somali — Struthio molybdophanes
  • Russian: сомали́йский стра́ус (somalíjskij stráus) — Struthio molybdophanes