Meaning & Definition of Ostrich in English
English⟶
Ostrich
/ɔstrɪʧ/
noun
1. A person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
synonym:
- ostrich
2. Fast-running african flightless bird with two-toed feet
- Largest living bird
synonym:
- ostrich,
- Struthio camelus
Examples of using
He hides his head in the sand, like an ostrich.
The pigeon and the ostrich are both birds; the one can fly and the other cannot.