1. the sparrow , (Iliad by Homer), etc.

2. ὁ μέγας στρ. the large bird , i. e. the ostrich, Struthio , (Xenophon Historicus): also called στρουθὸς κατάγαιος (i. e. the bird that runs on the ground , does not fly), (Herdotus Historicus); also simply στρουθός, like στρουθοκάμηλος, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)