| 单词 | ostrich |
| 释义 | 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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