ostrich
noun
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
ostrichlike
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a word derived from
ostrich.
Example Sentences
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You can dive deep into timed combat challenges, or race the ostrichlike Chocobos on Mario Kart-inspired tracks.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
Mr. Eastman countered with a charge that their attitude was one of "ostrichlike obliviousness to conditions."
From Time Magazine Archive
In the 1930s, government machine-gunners cut down 20,000 ostrichlike emus in a single sweep.
From Time Magazine Archive
Q. But doesn't this represent an ostrichlike refusal to acknowledge the vast decrease in the threat to U.S. security?
From Time Magazine Archive
It also formerly had a 400-pound ostrichlike flightless bird, plus some impressively big reptiles, including a one-ton lizard, a giant python, and land-dwelling crocodiles.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
