英语词汇“ostrich”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

os·trich

(ŏstrĭch, ôs-)

n. pl. ostrich or os·trich·es

a. Either of two large, swift-running flightless birds (Struthio camelus or S. molybdophanes) of Africa, characterized by a long bare neck, small head, and two-toed feet. Ostriches are the largest living birds.

b. A rhea.

2. One who tries to avoid disagreeable situations by refusing to face them.

[Middle English, from Old French ostrusce, ostrice and Medieval Latin ostrica, both from Vulgar Latin *avis strūthiō : Latin avis, bird; see awi- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Late Latin strūthiō, ostrich; see STRUTHIOUS.]

ostrich

male ostrich, Struthio camelus,

guarding a nest

单词	ostrich
释义	os·trich (ŏstrĭch, ôs-) n. pl. ostrich or os·trich·es 1. a. Either of two large, swift-running flightless birds (Struthio camelus or S. molybdophanes) of Africa, characterized by a long bare neck, small head, and two-toed feet. Ostriches are the largest living birds. b. A rhea. 2. One who tries to avoid disagreeable situations by refusing to face them. [Middle English, from Old French ostrusce, ostrice and Medieval Latin ostrica, both from Vulgar Latin avis strūthiō : Latin avis, bird; see awi- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Late Latin strūthiō, ostrich; see STRUTHIOUS.] ostrich* male ostrich, Struthio camelus, guarding a nest
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