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ostrich en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈɔs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
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/ˈɒs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
ôs'trĭch (General-American)
/ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
ôs'trĭj (General-American)
ŏs'trĭj (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɑs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ (General-American)
ŏs'trĭj (General-American)
/ˈɑs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
ŏs'trĭch (General-American)
/ˈɔs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ (General-American)
ŏs'trĭch (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.
A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes. ▸ The most widespread species of that order, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
- Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims? 1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins, […], 1665, →OCLC, Act I, page 1:
- The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
- "But is not this fortunate?" continued she, taking up a superb plume of white ostrich feathers, fastened by a small agraffe, enamelled so as to represent a bunch of violets; "this is just what you wanted for the velvet cap you are to wear at Madame de l'Hôpital's masked ball." 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 17:
- The Ostrich hath a compounded name in Greek and Latin—Struthio-Camelus, borrowed from a bird and a beast, as being a feathered and biped animal, yet in some ways like a camel; somewhat in the long neck; somewhat in the foot; and, as some imagine, from a camel-like position in the part of generation. a. 1683 (date written), Thomas Browne, “[Unpublished Papers.] On the Ostrich.”, in Simon Wilkin, editor, Sir Thomas Browne’s Works […], volume IV, London: William Pickering; Norwich, Norfolk: Josiah Fletcher, →OCLC, page 337:
(obsolete) The rhea.
- The Lengua Indians of the Gran Chaco love to hunt the ostrich 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 245:
(figuratively) One who buries their head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems.
The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
ostriches	Number=Plur		lexicographic
estridge		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Coordinates

eagle (Terms relating to golf) · birdie (Terms relating to golf) · albatross (Terms relating to golf) · bogey (Terms relating to golf) · par (Terms relating to golf) · buzzard (Terms relating to golf) · condor (Terms relating to golf)

Deriveds

tinamou · cassowary · kiwi · rhea · nandu · emu

Translations (168)

br struskañval (large flightless bird) · axm ջայլամ (large flightless bird) · xcl ջայլեամն (large flightless bird) · ug تۆگىقۇش (large flightless bird) · la struthio (large flightless bird) · ml ഒട്ടകപക്ഷി (large flightless bird) · lv strauss (large flightless bird) · nb struts (large flightless bird) · hsb štrus (large flightless bird) · ab астра́ус (large flightless bird) · zu intshe (large flightless bird) · tn ntšhe (large flightless bird) · wo bànjóoli bi (large flightless bird) · igl òbìjimu (large flightless bird) · ar ظَلِيم (large flightless bird) · st mpjhe (large flightless bird) · egy n:i*w-G34 (large flightless bird) · fro ostruce (large flightless bird) · se struhcca (large flightless bird) · nso mpšhe (large flightless bird) · tl abestrus (large flightless bird) · fy strúsfûgel (large flightless bird) · nan-hbl 鴕鳥 /鸵鸟 (large flightless bird) · bn উটপাখী (large flightless bird) · rm strut (large flightless bird) · oc estruci (large flightless bird) · az dəvəquşu (large flightless bird) · ta தீக்கோழி (large flightless bird) · gd struth (large flightless bird) · yi שטרויס (large flightless bird) · yo ògòǹgò (large flightless bird) · acw نعامة (large flightless bird) · rom astrechi (large flightless bird) · my ငှက်ကုလားအုတ် (large flightless bird) · ady мэхъшэбзыу (large flightless bird) · sq struc (large flightless bird) · el στρουθοκάμηλος (large flightless bird) · lo ກະຈອກເທດ (large flightless bird) · yue 鴕鳥 /鸵鸟 (large flightless bird) · so gorayo (large flightless bird) · ps شترمرغ (large flightless bird) · ssy gooriya (large flightless bird) · ga struth (large flightless bird) · nap struzzo (large flightless bird) · cy estrys (large flightless bird) · st mpshe (large flightless bird) · nv tsídiitsoh (large flightless bird) · kw strus (large flightless bird) · de Strauß (large flightless bird) · eo struto (large flightless bird) · sl noj (large flightless bird) · he יָעֵן (large flightless bird) · ha jimina (large flightless bird) · it struzzo (large flightless bird) · uz tuyaqush (large flightless bird) · syc ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ (large flightless bird) · hy ջայլամ (large flightless bird) · gl avestruz (large flightless bird) · ga ostrais (large flightless bird) · af volstruis (large flightless bird) · sh но̏ј (large flightless bird) · sc bistrussu (large flightless bird) · de Vogelstrauß (large flightless bird) · eu ostruka (large flightless bird) · ms burung unta (large flightless bird) · bg щра́ус (large flightless bird) · is strútur (large flightless bird) · om guuchii (large flightless bird) · km អូទ្រុស (large flightless bird) · ko 타조 (large flightless bird) · ca estruç (large flightless bird) · vi đà điểu (large flightless bird) · ast avestruz (large flightless bird) · mr शहामृग (large flightless bird) · ps اوښمرغه (large flightless bird) · ig enyi nnụ̀nụ̀ (large flightless bird) · hi उष्ट्रपक्षी (large flightless bird) · sw mbuni (large flightless bird) · cmn 鴕鳥 /鸵鸟 (large flightless bird) · kk түйеқұс (large flightless bird) · uk стра́ус (large flightless bird) · dsb štrus (large flightless bird) · la struthiocamelus (large flightless bird) · aa goroyya (large flightless bird) · tr deve kuşu (large flightless bird) · rom barimatango (large flightless bird) · non strúz (large flightless bird) · fa شترمرغ (large flightless bird) · mn тэмээн хяруул (large flightless bird) · da struds (large flightless bird) · mrw tabonan (large flightless bird) · hu strucc (large flightless bird) · tk düýeguş (large flightless bird) · lmo struzz (large flightless bird) · ia struthio (large flightless bird) · mk гајгур (large flightless bird) · lld struz (large flightless bird) · cs pštros (large flightless bird) · kmr hêştirme (large flightless bird) · av варанихӏинчӏ (large flightless bird) · axm իշտրմուղ (large flightless bird) · xcl ջայլամն (large flightless bird) · fi strutsi (large flightless bird) · arz نعامة (large flightless bird) · io strucho (large flightless bird) · pl struś (large flightless bird) · nrf autruche (large flightless bird) · tg шутурмурғ (large flightless bird) · sk pštros (large flightless bird) · mk ној (large flightless bird) · nds Struus (large flightless bird) · sc abistrussu (large flightless bird) · fo strutsur (large flightless bird) · as উট চৰাই (large flightless bird) · fr autruche (large flightless bird) · ota دوه قوشی (large flightless bird) · ru стра́ус (large flightless bird) · aii ܢܲܥܵܡܵܐ (large flightless bird) · hi शुतुरमुर्ग़ (large flightless bird) · nan-hbl 蹄鳥 /蹄鸟 (large flightless bird) · hak 鴕鳥 /鸵鸟 (large flightless bird) · ia avestruthio (large flightless bird) · wa otruche (large flightless bird) · egl struss (large flightless bird) · os страус (large flightless bird) · nan-hbl 長頷鳥 /长颔鸟 (large flightless bird) · ky төө куш (large flightless bird) · ckb وشترمر (large flightless bird) · myv дуенармунь (large flightless bird) · ur شترمرغ (large flightless bird) · sv struts (large flightless bird) · ro struț (large flightless bird) · grc στρουθίων (large flightless bird) · te నిప్పుకోడి (large flightless bird) · pt avestruz (large flightless bird) · mt ngħam (large flightless bird) · lij strûsso (large flightless bird) · sc istrutzu (large flightless bird) · pms struss (large flightless bird) · st dimpshe (large flightless bird) · nl struisvogel (large flightless bird) · mi otereti (large flightless bird) · tt тәвә кошы (large flightless bird) · lt strutis (large flightless bird) · ang strūta (large flightless bird) · ar نَعَامَة (large flightless bird) · hi शुतुर्मुर्ग (large flightless bird) · fur struç (large flightless bird) · ta நெருப்புக்கோழி (large flightless bird) · ja 駝鳥 (large flightless bird) · ml ഒട്ടകപ്പക്ഷി (large flightless bird) · es avestruz (large flightless bird) · arz نعام (large flightless bird) · hi शुतुरमुर्ग (large flightless bird) · vo strut (large flightless bird) · grc στρουθοκάμηλος (large flightless bird) · ga struth-chamhall (large flightless bird) · et jaanalind (large flightless bird) · th กระจอกเทศ (large flightless bird) · sh nȍj (large flightless bird) · ka სირაქლემა (large flightless bird) · nn struts (large flightless bird) · ja ダチョウ (large flightless bird) · wo baa (large flightless bird) · id burung unta (large flightless bird) · be стра́ус (large flightless bird) · as উটপক্ষী (large flightless bird) · chr ᎬᎾ ᎤᏔᎾ (large flightless bird)

wikidata: Q2576337 · wikidata: Q2576337