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Plural of otis. otidia, n. Plural of otidium. otidial (ō-tid'i-al), a. [ Otididæ (ō-tid'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., (having holorhinal nostrils), and also exhibit some analogy to, if not affinity with, the gallinaceous birds. The cursorial feet are large and stout, and reticulated, with three short stout toes; the beak is short, stout, and comparatively vaulted. The Otididæ are all of the Old World, and dispersed from their African center of distribution into Europe, Asia, and Australia. There are about 35 species, of several modern genera, ranging in size from that of a turkey to that of a grouse. They fly well, and run with great celerity. Their food is chiefly vegetable. See bustard. otidiform (ō-tid'i-form), a. [ tards; otidine. IMG:content-1925.png:[blocks in formation]