страѳокамиль

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρουθοκάμηλος (strouthokámēlos).

Noun

страѳокамиль • (straθokamilĭ) ?

  1. ostrich (Struthio camelus)
    • from the Physiologus:
      Страѳокамиль ѥⷭ͡ велика птица. егⷣ͡а ражⷣаѥть яице вь водꙋⷢ͡ носить и сѣⷣ͡ть на воде и ꙁрить ѡчима яица своя.
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