ostrich
English
An ostrich and chick
Etymology
From Middle English ostrich, ostriche, ostryche, ostrige, from Anglo-Norman ostrige and Old French ostruce, from Latin avis (“bird”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”).
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
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Noun
ostrich (plural ostriches)
- A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) native to Africa.
- 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects [… ]”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
- 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.
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Derived terms
Translations
large flightless bird
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostrige and 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 a ostrich.
Descendants
References
- “ostrich(e (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-4.
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