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ostrich
[ aw-strich, os-trich ]
noun
- a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- (not used scientifically) a rhea.
- a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations.
ostrich
/ ˈɒstrɪtʃ /
noun
- a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes See ratite struthious
- American ostrichanother name for rhea
- a person who refuses to recognize the truth, reality, etc: a reference to the ostrich's supposed habit of burying its head in the sand
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- ostrich·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ostrich1
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Example Sentences
I never looked back after I was running, but I threw a rock and think I might have killed an ostrich.
The craziest thing I did was that I had to steal an ostrich egg from an ostrich farm that was close to Mexico.
The bags themselves were covetable items as ever, relying on highest-quality material: ostrich and crocodile.
Long mermaid gowns, dresses with full tulle skirts, and a fluffy ostrich feature coat all drew applause from the crowd.
Thigh-high leather boots… Gucci ostrich skin leather jackets… Horizontally striped posing briefs… More leather jackets...
In the course of your remarks to-night you have happened to mention that peculiar bird the ostrich.
But the Oriental we can't assimilate, for all our ostrich-like digestion, and what we can't assimilate we won't have.
A quart of rings and bracelets on each hand and arm, horseshoe earrings, and a big ostrich fan.
White Moth—strands from an Ostrich, wings from a white Pigeon, a white hackle for legs, and a black head.
Little Black Gnat—dubbed with black strands from an ostrich, wings, light feather from underneath starling's wing.
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