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Definitions for Ostrich
[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.
[4] 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 Related adjective: struthious
[5] American ostrich another name for rhea
[6] 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
Words nearby Ostrich
ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon, ostranenie, ostrava, ostrich, ostrich fern, ostringer, ostrogoth, ostrovsky, ostwald
Origin of Ostrich
1175–1225; Middle English ostrice, ostriche < Old French ostrusce (compare French autruche ) < Vulgar Latin *avistrūthius, for Latin avis bird + Late Latin strūthiō < Late Greek strouthíōn; see struthious
Other words from Ostrich
os·trich·like , adjective
Word origin for Ostrich
C13: from Old French ostrice, from Latin avis bird + Late Latin struthio ostrich, from Greek strouthion