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单词 ostrich
释义 ostrich
 —ostrichlike,  adj.  
 /aw"strich, os"trich/,  n.  
  1. a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
  2. (not used scientifically) a rhea.
  3. a person who attempts to ignore unpleasant facts or situations.
 [1175-1225; ME ostrice, ostriche < OF ostrusce (cf. F autruche) < VL *avistruthius, for L avis bird + LL struthio < LGk strouthíon; see STRUTHIOUS]
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