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struthonian

Pronunciation: /stɹuːˈθəʊnɪən/

The English word “struthonian” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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