struthiomimus

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A small toothless dinosaur that looks like an ostrich

noun
/struːθiˈoʊmaɪməs/

Specialized

: strutiomimus

Museum exhibits often feature life-size reconstructions of the struthiomimus to show its bird-like features.

Examples

Scientists believe that struthiomimus could run at high speeds, much like modern ostriches.
The fossil remains of a struthiomimus were discovered in Alberta, Canada.
The struthiomimus was a fast runner.
Did you know that a struthiomimus could reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour?
Museum exhibits often feature life-size reconstructions of the struthiomimus to show its bird-like features.
Scientists believe that struthiomimus could run at high speeds, much like modern ostriches.
The fossil remains of a struthiomimus were discovered in Alberta, Canada.

Synonyms

Ornithomimus

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A fast dinosaur that looked like a bird and lived a long time ago

is smaller, toothless, and specifically resembles an ostrich in build

Ornithomimida

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A group of extinct light-built dinosaurs that look like ostriches

is a smaller and toothless late Cretaceous form with ostrich proportions

suborder Ornithomimida

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A group of medium-sized dinosaurs that looked like ostriches

is smaller and toothless, matching ostrich size and proportions

Surface Forms

struthiomimus singular

struthiomimuses plural

Morphology

struthiomimus = struthio + mimus

The name is built from classical elements meaning roughly 'ostrich' + 'mimic', but those elements are not ordinary English words, so most learners would not be able to infer the meaning from the form.

Etymology

Struthiomimus comes from parts that mean 'ostrich' and 'imitator', with struthio for 'ostrich' and mimus for 'mimic'. So it literally means 'ostrich mimic', which helps you picture a small, fast, toothless dinosaur that looked and ran like an ostrich.