ostrich 音标拼音: ['ɔstrɪtʃ]
n . 鸵鸟
鸵鸟
ostrich n 1 :
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 )
2 :
fast -
running African flightless bird with two -
toed feet ;
largest living bird [
synonym : {
ostrich }, {
Struthio camelus }]
ostrich \
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trich \ ([
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trich ),
n . [
OE .
ostriche ,
ostrice ,
OF .
ostruche ,
ostruce ,
F .
autruche ,
L .
avis struthio ;
avis bird struthio ostrich ,
fr .
Gr . ?,
fr . ?
bird ,
sparrow .
Cf .
{
Aviary }, {
Struthious }.] [
Formerly written also {
estrich }.]
(
Zool .)
A large bird of the genus {
Struthio },
of which {
Struthio camelus }
of Africa is the best known species .
It has long and very strong legs ,
adapted for rapid running ;
only two toes ;
a long neck ,
nearly bare of feathers ;
and short wings incapable of flight .
The adult male is about eight feet high .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The South African ostrich ({
Struthio australis })
and the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by some authors .
Ostriches are now domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes .
The body of the male is covered with elegant black plumose feathers ,
while the wings and tail furnish the most valuable white plumes .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Ostrich farm },
a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their feathers ,
oil ,
eggs ,
etc .
{
Ostrich farming },
the occupation of breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers ,
etc .
{
Ostrich fern } (
Bot .)
a kind of fern ({
Onoclea Struthiopteris }),
the tall fronds of which grow in a circle from the rootstock .
It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and North America .
[
1913 Webster ]
Ostrich (
Lam .
4 :
3 ),
the rendering of Hebrew pl .
enim ;
so called from its greediness and gluttony .
The allusion here is to the habit of the ostrich with reference to its eggs ,
which is thus described :
"
The outer layer of eggs is generally so ill covered that they are destroyed in quantities by jackals ,
wild -
cats ,
etc .,
and that the natives carry them away ,
only taking care not to leave the marks of their footsteps ,
since ,
when the ostrich comes and finds that her nest is discovered ,
she crushes the whole brood ,
and builds a nest elsewhere ."
In Job 39 :
13 this word in the Authorized Version is the rendering of a Hebrew word (
notsah )
which means "
feathers ,"
as in the Revised Version .
In the same verse the word "
peacocks "
of the Authorized Version is the rendering of the Hebrew pl .
renanim ,
properly meaning "
ostriches ,"
as in the Revised Version . (
See {
OWL } [
1 ].)
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