ostrich

== English == === Alternative forms === estridge (obsolete) === 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”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”), from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn), or shortened from strūthiocamēlus, from Ancient Greek στρουθοκᾰ́μηλος (strouthokắmēlos), from στρουθός (strouthós, “sparrow”) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”). Compare Spanish avestruz and Portuguese avestruz. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɒs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/; enPR: ŏs'trĭch, ŏs'trĭj (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɑs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɔs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈɑs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/; enPR: ôs'trĭch, ŏs'trĭch, ôs'trĭj, ŏs'trĭj === Noun === ostrich (plural ostriches) (ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes. The most widespread species of the genus, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus). (obsolete) The rhea. (figuratively) One who buries their 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). ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === ostrich on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Christo-, chorist, rhotics == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ostriche, ostrige, ostryche === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostrige and continental Old French ostruce, from Vulgar Latin *austrūthiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔstritʃ/, /ˈɔstridʒ/ === 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.