هَدَّاجٌ
Root: هدج
Full Definition
2 An ostrich that so walks, or runs. One says ظَلِيمٌ هَدَّاجٌ, and نَعَامٌ هَدَّاجٌ and هَوَادِجُ: [the last is pl. of هَادِجَةٌ , fem. act. part. n. of هَدَجَ].
3 Also, the ↓ latter, An ostrich: so called because it so walks, or runs: [and so هَادِجَةٌ , pl. هَوَادِجُ, as in the following example.] نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الهَوَادِجِ عَلَى الهَوَادِجِ [I looked at the women's camel-litters upon the camels like ostriches].
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