ostrich
UK/ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ//ˈɔs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/
ostrich noun: a large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.
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Noun
ostrich (plural ostriches)
- A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.
- The most widespread species of that order, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
- Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins...
- The Ostrich hath a compounded name in Greek and Latin—Struthio-Camelus, borrowed from a bird and a beast, as being a feathered and biped animal, yet in some ways like a camel; somewhat in the long neck; somewhat in the foot; and, as some imagine, from a camel-like position in the part of generation.a. 1683 (date written), Thomas Browne, “[Unpublished Papers.] On the Ostrich.”, in Simon Wilkin, editor, Sir Thomas Browne’s Works […], volume IV, London: William Pickering; Norwich, Norfolk: Josiah...
- The most widespread species of that order, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
- The rhea.
- The Lengua Indians of the Gran Chaco love to hunt the ostrich1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 245
- One who buries their head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems.
- The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).
ostrich meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ostrich in Hindi
- large flightless bird
- शुतुरमुर्ग़ śuturmurġ, शुतुरमुर्ग śuturmurg, शुतुर्मुर्ग śuturmurg, उष्ट्रपक्षी uṣṭrapakṣī
ostrich in Tamil
- large flightless bird
- தீக்கோழி tīkkōḻi, நெருப்புக்கோழி neruppukkōḻi
ostrich in Marathi
- large flightless bird
- शहामृग śahāmŕg
ostrich in Urdu
- large flightless bird
- شترمرغ śuturmurġ
More languagesFewer languages
- ostrich in Bengali
- উটপাখী uṭpakhi
- ostrich in Telugu
- నిప్పుకోడి nippukōḍi
- ostrich in Malayalam
- ഒട്ടകപക്ഷി oṭṭakapakṣi, ഒട്ടകപ്പക്ഷി oṭṭakappakṣi
- ostrich in Kannada
- ಉಷ್ಟ್ರಪಕ್ಷಿ, ಬೆಂಕಿಕೋಳಿ, ನಿಜ ನಂಬದವ
- ostrich in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ੁਤਰ ਮੁਰਗ śutar murag
- ostrich in Gujarati
- શાહમૃગ śāhmŕg, ઉષ્ટ્રપક્ષી uṣṭrapakṣī
- ostrich in Odia
- ଓଷ୍ଟ୍ରିଚ୍
- ostrich in Assamese
- উটপক্ষী utpokhi, উট চৰাই ut sorai
- ostrich in Nepali
- ओस्ट्रिच, शुतुरमुर्ग
- ostrich in Pashto
- شترمرغ šotormórǧ, اوښمرغه ux̌mǝrǧǝ́
- ostrich in Tagalog
- abestrus
- ostrich in Arabic
- نَعَامَة naʕāma, ظَلِيم ẓalīm
- ostrich in Malay
- burung unta
- ostrich in Indonesian
- burung unta
- ostrich in Persian
- شترمرغ šotormorġ
- ostrich in Thai
- กระจอกเทศ grà-jɔ̀ɔk-têet
- ostrich in Vietnamese
- đà điểu
- ostrich in Myanmar
- ငှက်ကုလားအုတ် hngakku.la:ut
Examples of ostrich in a sentence
- His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
- Burying its head in the sand is fabulously attributed to the ostrich.
- Ostriches look like emus to some people, but they are only distantly related.
Forms of ostrich
| plural | ostriches |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | estridge |
Origin of ostrich
From Middle English ostrich, ostriche, ostryche, ostrige, borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostrige and Old French ostruce, from Vulgar Latin *austruthio, from Latin avis (“bird”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”), from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn), or shortened from strūthiocamēlus, from Ancient Greek στρουθοκᾰ́μηλος (strouthokắmēlos), from στρουθός (strouthós, “sparrow”) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”). Compare Spanish avestruz and Portuguese avestruz.
Words formed from ostrich
- American ostrich
- Arabian ostrich
- Asian ostrich
- Barbary ostrich
- black-necked ostrich
- blue-necked ostrich
- Cape ostrich
- common ostrich
- East African ostrich
- Masai ostrich
- North African ostrich
- pink-necked ostrich
- red-necked ostrich
- Somali ostrich
- South African ostrich
- southern ostrich
- Syrian ostrich
- other derived terms
- ostrich dinosaur
- ostrich fern
- ostrich instruction
- ostrichism
- ostrichitis
- ostrichize
- ostrichlike
- ostrich policy
- ostrich politics
- ostrichy
- osturducken
Phrases with ostrich
Questions about ostrich
- What does ostrich mean?
- Ostrich means a large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.
- What is ostrich in Hindi?
- Ostrich in Hindi is शुतुरमुर्ग़ (śuturmurġ), शुतुरमुर्ग (śuturmurg), शुतुर्मुर्ग (śuturmurg). See Ostrich meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ostrich?
- Ostrich is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ostrich?
- Ostrich is pronounced /ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ostrich?
- The plural of ostrich is ostriches.
Words near ostrich in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ostrich (page history and authors); ostrich (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸ਼ੁਤਰ ਮੁਰਗ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ઉષ્ટ્રપક્ષી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ostrich (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ostrich (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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