ostrich
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Etymology
[edit]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 στρουθιοκάμηλος (strouthiokámēlos), from στρουθός (strouthós, “sparrow”) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”). Compare Spanish avestruz and Portuguese avestruz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]ostrich (plural ostriches)
- (ornithology) A large flightless bird of the genus Struthio.
- The most widespread species of the genus, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
- 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:
- 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?
- a. 1683 (date written), Thomas Browne, “[Unpublished Papers.]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:
- 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.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 17:
- "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."
- 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.
- The most widespread species of the genus, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
- (obsolete) The rhea.
- 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 245:
- The Lengua Indians of the Gran Chaco love to hunt the ostrich
- (figuratively) One who buries their head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems.
- (golf) The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).
Alternative forms
[edit]- estridge (obsolete)
Hyponyms
[edit]Species names
- American ostrich (Rhea americana)
- Arabian ostrich (†Struthio camelus syriacus)
- Asian ostrich (†Struthio asiaticus)
- Barbary ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus)
- black-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- Cape ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- East African ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus)
- Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus)
- North African ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus)
- pink-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus)
- red-necked ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus)
- Somali ostrich or blue-necked ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes)
- South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- southern ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)
- Syrian ostrich (†Struthio camelus syriacus)
Coordinate terms
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Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]large flightless bird
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See also
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Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostrige and continental Old French ostruce, from Vulgar Latin *austrūthiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ostrich (plural ostriches)
- ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- (rare) A goblet made of an ostrich egg.
- (rare, heraldry) A heraldic image of an ostrich.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “ostrich(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-4.
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