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- [aw-strich, os-trich]
- /ˈɔ strɪtʃ, ˈɒs trɪtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [aw-strich, os-trich]
- /ˈɔ strɪtʃ, ˈɒs trɪtʃ/
Definitions of ostrichlike word
- noun ostrichlike a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds. 1
- noun ostrichlike (not used scientifically) a rhea. 1
- noun ostrichlike a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations. 1
- noun ostrichlike Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich. 1
- adjective ostrichlike resembling an ostrich 0
- adverb ostrichlike in the manner of an ostrich 0
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Origin of ostrichlike
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Ostrichlike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ostrichlike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ostrichlike usage trend in Literature
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