OSTRICH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet
   • largest living bird
   Synonym(s)
   • Struthio camelus (what does Struthio camelus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ostrich is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ratite (what does ratite mean?)
   • ratite bird (what does ratite bird mean?)
   • flightless bird (what does flightless bird mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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)
   Hypernyms(s) ostrich is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)