יָרוֹד II, c. (v. next w.) yarod, a bird of solitary habits, mentioned in connection with the ostrich (as in b. h. ובנות יענה).—Pl. יָרוֹדִין, (יָרוֹר׳) יָרוֹדוֹת. Tosef. Kil. V, 8 הי׳ והנעמיות וכ׳ (Var. הירורין והנעמית) the y. and the ostrich are considered as birds in every respect (opposing the popular belief that the ostrich is a cross-breed between a camel and a bird, v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Strouthos); Y. ib. VIII, 31ᶜ bot. הירודות והנעמית (some ed. הירור׳).—[Ab. Zar. 11ᵇ ירוד, Ms. M., v. יָרִיד.]