ostruce

Old French

Etymology

First attested in 1130[1]. Semi-learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin *austruthio, from Latin struthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Noun

ostruce f (oblique plural ostruces, nominative singular ostruce, nominative plural ostruces)

  1. ostrich

Descendants

References
  1. “autruche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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