ostrich
noun/ˈɒstrɪtʃ/
/ˈɑːstrɪtʃ/
- a very large African bird with a long neck and long legs, that cannot fly but can run very fastTopics Birdsc1
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- (informal) a person who prefers to ignore problems rather than try and deal with them
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ostriche, from Latin avis ‘bird’ + late Latin struthio (from Greek strouthiōn ‘ostrich’, from strouthos ‘sparrow ’or‘ ostrich’).
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