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os⋅trich
[aw-strich, os-trich] 
–noun
| 1. | a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds. |
| 2. | (not used scientifically) a rhea. |
| 3. | a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME ostrice, ostriche < OF ostrusce (cf. F autruche) < VL *avistrūthius, for L avis bird + LL strūthiō < LGk strouthíōn; see struthious
1175–1225; ME ostrice, ostriche < OF ostrusce (cf. F autruche) < VL *avistrūthius, for L avis bird + LL strūthiō < LGk strouthíōn; see struthious
Related forms:
os⋅trich⋅like, adjective
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| os·trich (ŏs'trĭch, ôs'-) n. pl. ostrich or os·trich·es
[Middle English, from Old French ostrusce, ostrice and Medieval Latin ostrica, both from Vulgar Latin *avis strūthiō : Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots + Late Latin strūthiō, ostrich; see struthious.] |
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