loading...| Preferred Name | Struthio camelus | |
| Synonyms |
Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 African ostrich ostrich |
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| Definitions |
The Ostrich, or Common Ostrich (*Struthio camelus*), is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus *Struthio* that is in the ratite family. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8801 |
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| alternative term |
ostrich Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 African ostrich ostrich |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B2118 http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174375 |
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| definition_source |
WIKIPEDIA:Struthio_camelus |
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| has synonym |
common ostrich struthio camelus |
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| has_exact_synonym |
African ostrich ostrich |
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| has_narrow_synonym |
Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| label |
Struthio camelus |
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| prefixIRI |
NCBITaxon:8801 |
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| prefLabel |
Struthio camelus |
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| textual definition |
The Ostrich, or Common Ostrich (*Struthio camelus*), is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus *Struthio* that is in the ratite family. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies. |
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