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ostrich
English
Etymology
From Middle English ostrich, ostriche, ostryche, ostrige, borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostrige and Old French ostruce, from Vulgar Latin *austruthio, from Latin avis (“bird”) + str?thi? (“ostrich”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (strouthí?n), or shortened from str?thiocam?lus, from Ancient Greek ??????????????? (strouthiokám?los), from ???????? (strouthós, “sparrow”) + ??????? (kám?los, “camel”). Compare Spanish avestruz and Portuguese avestruz.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??s.t??t??/, /??s.t??d??/; enPR: ?s'tr?ch, ?s'tr?j
- (General American) IPA(key): /??s.t??t??/, /??s.t??t??/, /??s.t??d??/, /??s.t??d??/; enPR: ôs'tr?ch, ?s'tr?ch, ôs'tr?j, ?s'tr?j
Noun
ostrich (plural ostriches)
- (ornithology) A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) native to Africa.
- (figuratively) One who buries one's head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems.
- (golf) The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).
Coordinate terms
(golf):
- buzzard
- bogey
- par
- birdie
- eagle
- albatross
- condor
Derived terms
- American ostrich (Rhea americana)
- Arabian ostrich (†Struthio camelus syriacus)
- Asian ostrich (†Struthio asiaticus)
- Barbary ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus)
- black-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- blue-necked ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes)
- Cape ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- East African ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus)
- Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus)
- North African ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus)
- ostrichlike
- ostrich politics
- ostrichism
- pink-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus)
- red-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus)
- Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes)
- South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- southern ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- Syrian ostrich (†Struthio camelus syriacus)
Translations
See also
- cassowary
- emu
- kiwi
- nandu
- rhea
- tinamou
Further reading
- ostrich on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Christo-, chorist, rhotics
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ostriche, ostryche, ostrige
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostrige and Old French ostruce, from Vulgar Latin *austr?thi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??strit?/, /??strid?/
Noun
ostrich (plural ostriches)
- ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- (rare) A goblet made of an ostrich egg.
- (rare, heraldry) A heraldic image of an ostrich.
Descendants
- English: ostrich
- Scots: ostriche (obsolete)
- ? Welsh: estrys
References
- “ostrich(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-4.
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strich
English
Alternative forms
- strick
Etymology
Compare Latin strix, strigs (“a screech owl”).
Noun
strich (plural striches)
- (obsolete) An owl.
Anagrams
- Christ, christ, criths, trichs
German
Pronunciation
Verb
strich
- first/third-person singular preterite of streichen
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