Arabian ostrich
Arabian ostrich noun: an extinct subspecies of ostrich, †Struthio camelus syriacus, that lived on the Arabian Peninsula.
Noun
Arabian ostrich (plural Arabian ostriches)
- An extinct subspecies of ostrich, †Struthio camelus syriacus, that lived on the Arabian Peninsula.
- Distinguished by its comparatively small size, the apparently extinct Arabian ostrich was fairly common until the time of World War I but as firearms became more plentiful in Arabia and it became possible to pursue birds in automobiles, numbers rapidly declined.2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 32
Forms of Arabian ostrich
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Questions about Arabian ostrich
- What does Arabian ostrich mean?
- Arabian ostrich means an extinct subspecies of ostrich, †Struthio camelus syriacus, that lived on the Arabian Peninsula.
- What part of speech is Arabian ostrich?
- Arabian ostrich is a noun.
- What is the plural of Arabian ostrich?
- The plural of Arabian ostrich is Arabian ostriches.
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