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1. (n.) ostrich
a two-toed, swift-footed, flightless bird, Struthio camelus, orig. of Africa and SW Asia: the largest of living birds.
2. ostrich
a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME ostrice, ostriche < OF ostrusce (cf. F autruche) < VL *avistrūthius, for L avis bird + LL strūthiō < LGk strouthíōn)
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1. (noun) ostrich
a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
2. (noun) ostrich, Struthio camelus
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
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1. (noun) ostrich
a very large bird with a long neck and legs, that cannot fly
beautiful ostrich feathers
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Sense: a type of large bird which cannot fly.
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 Afrikaans: volstruis |
 Arabic: نَعامَه، ظَليم |
 Bulgarian: щраус |
 Brazilian: avestruz |
 Czech: pštros |
 German: der Strauß |
 Danish: struds |
 Greek: στρουθοκάμηλος |
 Spanish: avestruz |
 Estonian: jaanalind |
 Farsi: شتر مرغ |
 Finnish: strutsi |
 French: autruche |
 Hebrew: יָעֵן |
 Hindi: शुतुरमुर्ग |
 Croatian: noj |
 Hungarian: strucc |
 Indonesian: burung unta |
 Icelandic: strútur |
 Italian: struzzo |
 Japanese: だちょう |
 Korean: 타조 |
 Lithuanian: strutis |
 Latvian: strauss |
 Malay: burung unta |
 Dutch: struisvogel |
 Norwegian: struts |
 Polish: struś |
 Persian: شتر مرغ |
 Pashto: شترمرغ |
 Portuguese: avestruz |
 Romanian: struţ |
 Russian: страус |
 Slovak: pštros |
 Slovenian: noj |
 Serbian: noj |
 Swedish: struts |
 Thai: นกกระจอกเทศ |
 Turkish: devekuşu |
 Taiwanese: 鴕鳥 |
 Ukrainian: страус |
 Urdu: شتر مرغ |
 Vietnamese: đà điều châu Phi |
 Chinese: 鸵鸟 |
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