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struthonian

/stɹuːˈθəʊnɪən/

struthonian noun: a person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility.

Noun

struthonian (plural struthonians)

  1. (uncommon) A person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility.

Forms of struthonian

pluralstruthonians

Origin of struthonian

Coined by Arthur Koestler in 1963, irregularly formed from Late Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”)

Questions about struthonian

What does struthonian mean?
Struthonian means a person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility.
What part of speech is struthonian?
Struthonian is a noun.
How do you pronounce struthonian?
Struthonian is pronounced /stɹuːˈθəʊnɪən/.
What is the plural of struthonian?
The plural of struthonian is struthonians.

Words near struthonian in the dictionary

  1. struthionid
  2. struthionids
  3. struthioniform
  4. struthionine
  5. struthious
  6. struthonian
  7. struthonians
  8. strutless
  9. struts
  10. struts one's stuff
  11. Strutt

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