Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ostrich
Ostrich
ostrich
n. 1 a large African swift-running flightless bird, Struthio camelus, with long legs and two toes on each foot. 2 a person who refuses to accept facts (from the belief that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when pursued). Phrases and idioms ostrich-farm a place that breeds ostriches for their feathers. ostrich-plume a feather or bunch of feathers of an ostrich. Etymology: ME f. OF ostric(h)e f. L avis bird + LL struthio f. Gk strouthion ostrich f. strouthos sparrow, ostrich
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noun see: struthious Date: 13th century 1. a swift-footed 2-toed flightless ratite bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa that is the largest of existing birds and often weighs 300 pounds (140 kilograms), rhea, leather made from ~ skin, one who attempts to avoid danger or difficulty by refusing to face it, ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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