English Explanatory Dictionary

struthonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/stɹuːˈθəʊnɪən/

Word forms

struthonian struthonians

Etymology

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

Related words

struthious
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