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ostrich
noun (ostriches or ostrich )
1 the largest living bird, found on dry plains in E Africa, having an extremely long neck and legs, and only two toes on each foot, and although flightless capable of running at speeds of up to 60km per hour (about 40mph).
2 colloq someone who refuses to face or accept unpleasant facts.
[13c: from French ostruce , from Latin avis bird + late Latin struthio ostrich; 16c in sense 2: from the popular but mistaken belief that the ostrich buries its head in the sand to -hide- from danger]
ostrich-like adjective , adverb .
noun (ostriches or ostrich )
1 the largest living bird, found on dry plains in E Africa, having an extremely long neck and legs, and only two toes on each foot, and although flightless capable of running at speeds of up to 60km per hour (about 40mph).
2 colloq someone who refuses to face or accept unpleasant facts.
[13c: from French ostruce , from Latin avis bird + late Latin struthio ostrich; 16c in sense 2: from the popular but mistaken belief that the ostrich buries its head in the sand to -hide- from danger]
ostrich-like adjective , adverb .
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