Definitions for ostrich

ostrich os·trich

Spelling: [aw-strich, os-trich]
IPA: /ˈɔ strɪtʃ, ˈɒs trɪtʃ/

Ostrich is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 221 anagrams from letters in ostrich (chiorst).

Definitions for ostrich

noun

  1. a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
  2. (not used scientifically) a rhea.
  3. a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations.

Origin of ostrich

1175-1225; Middle English ostrice, ostriche Old French ostrusce (compare French autruche) Vulgar Latin *avistrūthius, for Latin avis bird + Late Latin strūthiō Late Greek strouthíōn; see

Examples for ostrich

I never looked back after I was running, but I threw a rock and think I might have killed an ostrich.

The bags themselves were covetable items as ever, relying on highest-quality material: ostrich and crocodile.

He has the constitution of a rhinoceros, the digestion of an ostrich, and the concentration of an oyster.

The possibilities of the ostrich are not properly recognised.

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The craziest thing I did was that I had to steal an ostrich egg from an ostrich farm that was close to Mexico.

There is a deal of hidden interest about the ostrich's neck.

But with such materials as he has, the ostrich does very well.

Nothing of this sort has been attempted with the ostrich, but much might be done.

Dropping my head low, ostrich style, was more likely to lead to a closer sniff of an armpit than to a clearer view of a work.

Word Value for ostrich
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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