ostrich

Noun

Meaning

A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

struthio camelus craven sissy chicken coward cur nandu skin sand funk appetite albatross alpaca dastard poltroon
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Antonyms

lion knight firebrand hero warrior brave
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody ratite

Phrases with the word

ostrich ferns South African ostrich ostrich grain calf

Anagrams

chorist Christo

Examples

America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand. Woodrow Wilson

I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich. Pierre Salinger

His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled him to run, though not to soar. Thomas Babington Macaulay

You must walk a long while behind a wild goose before you find an ostrich feather. Danish Proverb

More fearful than an ostrich. Arabic Proverb

The ostrich was asked to carry a load, it said. I'm a bird. It was asked to fly, it said, I'm a camel. Persian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

ostreophage ostreophagist ostreophagous Ostrich Alliance ostrich dinosaur ostrich fern