† ˌstruthioˈcamel(e, -ell Obs.
[ad. L. strūthiocamēlus, incorrectly a. Gr. στρουθοκάµηλος, f. στρουθό-ς sparrow + κάµηλος camel.]
An ostrich.
In quot. 1631 struthiocameli is the Latin genitive.
| 1607 T. Walkington Optic Glass 79 The Struthio-camell or Ostridge..will concoct iron. 1624 F. White Repl. Fisher 454 Concerning Stones, Iron, &c. I doe not thinke that these feed..Struthiocameles, &c. but onely coole or cleanse them. [1631 Massinger Emperor of East iv. iv, This applied warme vpon the pained place, with a fether of Struthiocameli, or a bird of Paradise, shall expulse this tartarous..dolor.] 1684 J. P. tr. J. Ludolphus' Hist. Ethiopia (ed. 2) 63 The Struthiocamel or Ostrich. |