Meaning

5 senses
  1. A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

    Strauß, Vogelstrauß

    стра́усstráus

    стра́усstráus

    fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird

  2. A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

    The most widespread species of that order, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).

  3. (figuratively)One who buries their head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems.

    a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)

  4. The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).

  5. (obsolete)The rhea.

Examples

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  1. Which live longer, emus or ostriches?

    Хто живе довше: ему чи страуси?

    ruКто живёт дольше: эму или страусы?

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  2. What's the average lifespan of an ostrich?

    Яка середня тривалість життя страусів?

    ruКакова средняя продолжительность жизни страуса?

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  3. What's the difference between an emu and an ostrich?

    У чому різниця між ему та страусом?

    ruЧем эму отличается от страуса?

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  4. Ostriches have wings, but they can't fly.

    У страусів є крила, але вони не можуть літати.

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  5. Why can't ostriches fly?

    Чому страуси не вміють літати?

    ruПочему страусы не умеют летать?

    deWarum können Sträuße nicht fliegen?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
large flightless bird:
Русский
By meaning 1
large flightless bird:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large flightless bird:

Origin

From Middle English ostrich, ostriche, ostryche, ostrige, borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostri

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.

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