ALL meanings of ostrich
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O o - noun ostrich large bird 1
- noun ostrich person who avoids reality 1
- noun ostrich A flightless swift-running African bird with a long neck, long legs, and two toes on each foot . It is the largest living bird, with males reaching an average height of 8 feet (2.5 m). 1
- noun ostrich 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 ostrich (not used scientifically) a rhea. 1
- noun ostrich a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations. 1
- countable noun ostrich An ostrich is a very large African bird that cannot fly. 0
- noun ostrich 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 0
- noun ostrich 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 0
- noun ostrich a swift-running bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and SW Asia, the only member of its order (Struthioniformes): it is the largest and most powerful of living birds, and has a long neck, very long legs with two toes on each foot, and small, useless wings: the white tail and wing feathers of the male are used in millinery and as trimming 0
- noun ostrich a person who tries to avoid difficult or dangerous situations by refusing to confront them 0