Somali ostrich

noun

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

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blue-necked ostrich
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Meanings

nounSomali ostrich (plural Somali ostriches)

plural Somali ostriches

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

    Synonyms: blue-necked ostrich

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
blue-necked ostrich
Also see
blue-necked ostrich

Translations

Dutch Somalische struisvogel
  • Somalische struisvogelStruthio molybdophanes
Portuguese avestruz-somali
  • avestruz-somaliStruthio molybdophanes
Russian сомали́йский стра́ус
  • сомали́йский стра́ус (somalíjskij stráus)Struthio molybdophanes
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APA

Somali ostrich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Somali%20ostrich

MLA

“Somali ostrich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Somali%20ostrich. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Somali ostrich,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Somali%20ostrich.

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