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Struthio camelus (species) (Struthio (genus), Struthionidae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Members of the only living species of the family Struthionidae. The ostrich is a very large, swift-running, flightless bird with a long, almost bare neck and long legs with two toes on each foot, inhabiting open, semi-arid areas of Africa and formerly the Middle East. The male is mostly black but has white plumes in the wings and tail, the females are mostly brown. Ostrich plumes adorned the helmets of medieval European knights, and in the 19th century plumes were sold for women's hats, but the demand fell after World War I. Ostrich eggs are the world's largest and are used in art, especially to create vessels. Ostriches are now raised for their meat and hide.
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| Struthio camelus (species) (preferred,C,U,S,English-P,D,U,N)
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| Struthio camelus (species) (Latin-P,D,U,N)
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| ostrich (species) (C,U,C,English,AD,U,SN)
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| ostriches (species) (C,U,English,AD,U,PN)
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| 鴕鳥 (種) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| tuó niǎo (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| tuo niao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| t'o niao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Chordata (phylum) (G) |
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........................ Vertebrata (subphylum) (G) |
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............................ Aves (class) (G) |
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................................ Struthioniformes (order) (G) |
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.................................... Struthionidae (family) (G) |
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........................................ Struthio (genus) (G) |
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............................................ Struthio camelus (species) (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 鴕鳥科唯一現存的物種。鴕鳥是一種非常高大、奔跑敏捷、無法飛行的鳥類，具有近乎光禿的長頸，以及一雙長腿，每隻腳上有兩個腳趾，棲息於非洲野外、半乾燥的地區與昔日的中東地區。雄性大多數為黑色，但翅膀與尾巴有白羽毛；雌性則大多為棕色。中古世紀的歐洲騎士用鴕鳥羽毛來裝飾頭盔，而十九世紀時鴕鳥羽毛可用來裝飾婦女的帽子，但需求量在第一次世界大戰後下降。鴕鳥蛋為世界上最大的蛋，運用於藝術創作上，尤其是在製作器皿方面。鴕鳥現今被飼養以取得其肉與皮。 |
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| source for .... |
ostrich-egg cups |
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(mounted cups, standing cups, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300197053] |
| source for .... |
ostrich eggshell |
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(eggshell (animal material), <egg components as materials>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300263487] |
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