What Does Ostrich Mean?

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What does ostrich mean?

Definitions for ostrichˈɔ strɪtʃ, ˈɒs trɪtʃos·trich

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ostrichnoun

   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. ostrich, Struthio camelusnoun

   fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ostrichnoun

   A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) native to Africa.

2. Etymology: From ostrige and ostruce, from avis + struthio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ostrichnoun

   Ostrich is ranged among birds. It is very large, its wings very short, and the neck about four or five spans. The feathers of its wings are in great esteem, and are used as an ornament for hats, beds, canopies: they are stained of several colours, and made into pretty tufts. They are hunted by way of course, for they never fly; but use their wings to assist them in running more swiftly. The ostrich swallows bits of iron or brass, in the same manner as other birds will swallow small stones or gravel, to assist in digesting or comminuting their food. It lays its eggs upon the ground, hides them under the sand, and the sun hatches them. Augustin Calmet

   Etymology: autruche, Fr. struthio, Lat.

   I’ll make thee eat iron like an ostrich, and swallow my sword like a great pin, ere thou and I part. William Shakespeare.

   Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacock? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich. Job xxxix. 13.

   The Scots errant fight, and fight to eat,Their ostrich stomachs make their swords their meat. John Cleveland.

   Modern ostriches are dwindled to meer larks, in comparison with those of the ancients. Arbuthnot.

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1. Ostrich

   Ostriches are large flightless birds of the genus Struthio in the order Struthioniformes, part of the infra-class Palaeognathae, a diverse group of flightless birds also known as ratites that includes the emus, rheas, and kiwis. There are two living species of ostrich: the common ostrich, native to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa and the Somali ostrich, native to the Horn of Africa. The common ostrich was also historically native to the Arabian Peninsula, and ostriches were present across Asia as far east as Mongolia during the Late Pleistocene and possibly into the Holocene. They lay the largest eggs of any living land animal. With the ability to run at 70 km/h (43.5 mph), they are the fastest birds on land. They are farmed worldwide, particularly for their feathers as they are used as decoration and feather dusters. Their skin is also used for leather products. They are the heaviest living birds.

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1. ostrich

   An ostrich is a large, flightless bird native to Africa, recognized as the world's largest bird. It has long, bare legs, a long neck, and distinctive black and white plumage. Known for its speed, an ostrich can run up to around 60mph (about 97kph) for short bursts. The ostrich, a omnivorous creature, primarily feeds on seeds and other plant matter, but also consumes insects, lizards and other small creatures when available. Their large eggs are famous for being the largest of any living bird.

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1. Ostrich

   The Ostrich or Common Ostrich is either one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio, which is in the ratite family. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species separate from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies. The ostrich shares the order Struthioniformes with the kiwis, emus, rheas, and cassowaries. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs, and can run at up to about 70 km/h, the fastest land speed of any bird. The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird. The ostrich's diet consists mainly of plant matter, though it also eats invertebrates. It lives in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds. When threatened, the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat against the ground, or run away. If cornered, it can attack with a kick of its powerful legs. Mating patterns differ by geographical region, but territorial males fight for a harem of two to seven females.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ostrich

   os′trich, n. the largest of birds, found in Africa, remarkable for its speed in running, and prized for its feathers.—n. Os′trich-farm, a place where ostriches are bred and reared for their feathers. [O. Fr. ostruche (Fr. autruche)—L. avis-, struthio, ostrich—Gr. strouthiōn, an ostrich, strouthos, a bird.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OSTRICH

   The largest and heaviest bird on earth, yet rated by his owners only as a featherweight.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ostrich

   A type of bird.

   Ostrich are a popular bird and there are some ostrich farms in some countries of the world.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 10, 2016

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OSTRICH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ostrich is ranked #129047 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Ostrich surname appeared 132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ostrich.96.9% or 128 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Person
   • Ratite Bird

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Anagrams for ostrich »

1. chorist

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ostrich in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ostrich in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ostrich in a Sentence

1. Kristine Bohmann:

   In just 40 samples, we detected 49 species spanning mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish, in the Rainforest House( at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark) we even detected the guppies in the pond, the two-toed sloth and the boa. When sampling air in just one outdoor site, we detected many of the animals with access to an outdoor enclosure in that part of Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark, for example kea, ostrich and rhino.

2. Lauren Davis:

   We found a campsite, which extends over about 200 sq. m (2,153 square feet) that was used by the desert nomads since prehistoric times, at the site we found burnt stones, flint and stone tools as well as pottery sherds, but the truly special find is this collection of ostrich eggs. Although the nomads did not build permanent structures at this site, the finds allow us to feel their presence in the desert.

3. Akhenaten:

   As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body; so the fears of a coward expose him to danger.

4. Dr Shipton:

   You start to see things like decorated bones, beads made from marine shell or ostrich eggs, miniaturzied stone tools, and bones carved into things like arrow points. This is the oldest date we have for when this behavior is first observed, previous sites relating to this early period of modern humanbehaviorr have all been in South Africa and the East African Rift Valley, this is the first site on the coast of East Africa and the first with such a continuous record.

5. Katie Daniel:

   Our message to candidates is define yourself or other candidates will define it for you and you’re not going to like their version of you, the ostrich strategy of burying your head in the sand is not going to work.

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Popularity rank by frequency of use

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ostrich
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ostrich
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ostrich
4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich
5. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ostrich
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ostrich
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdzhttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=ostrich
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ostrich

Translations for ostrich

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• volstruisAfrikaans
• نعامةArabic
• dəvəquşuAzerbaijani
• стра́усBelarusian
• щра́усBulgarian
• struskańvalBreton
• estruçCatalan, Valencian
• pštrosCzech
• estrysWelsh
• strudsDanish
• Straußenbaby, Straußenweibchen, Straußenjunges, Straußenmännchen, Straußenküken, StraußGerman
• στρουθοκάμηλοςGreek
• virstruto, strutino, struto, strutidoEsperanto
• avestruzSpanish
• jaanalindEstonian
• ostrukaBasque
• شترمرغPersian
• strutsiFinnish
• strutsurFaroese
• autrucheFrench
• strúsfûgelWestern Frisian
• ostraisIrish
• struthScottish Gaelic
• avestruzGalician
• יעןHebrew
• struccHungarian
• ջայլամArmenian
• burung untaIndonesian
• strúturIcelandic
• struzzoItalian
• יעןHebrew
• ダチョウ, 駝鳥Japanese
• სირაქლემაGeorgian
• ಆಸ್ಟ್ರಿಚ್Kannada
• 타조Korean
• struthio, struthiocamelusLatin
• strutisLithuanian
• straussLatvian
• oteretiMāori
• нојMacedonian
• ഒട്ടകപക്ഷിMalayalam
• burung untaMalay
• ostriċ, nagħmaMaltese
• strutsNorwegian
• struisvogelDutch
• strutsNorwegian Nynorsk
• strutsNorwegian
• tsídiitsohNavajo, Navaho
• estruciOccitan
• struśPolish
• avestruzPortuguese
• strutRomansh
• struțRomanian
• стра́усRussian
• istrutzu, abistrussu, bistrussuSardinian
• noj, ноjSerbo-Croatian
• pštrosSlovak
• nojSlovene
• struciAlbanian
• mpjheSouthern Sotho
• strutsSwedish
• mbuniSwahili
• தீக்கோழிTamil
• ఉష్ట్రపక్షిTelugu
• นกกระจอกเทศThai
• ntšheTswana
• deve kuşuTurkish
• стра́усUkrainian
• شتر مرغUrdu
• đà điểuVietnamese
• jistrutül, histrut, strutül, jistrut, lostit, strut, histrutülVolapük
• bànjóoliWolof
• אָסטריטשYiddish
• 鸵鸟Chinese

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