| 单词 | ostrich |
| 释义 | ostrich —ostrichlike, adj. /aw"strich, os"trich/, n. 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. [1175-1225; ME ostrice, ostriche < OF ostrusce (cf. F autruche) < VL *avistruthius, for L avis bird + LL struthio < LGk strouthíon; see STRUTHIOUS] |
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