Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - ostrich
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Ostrich
ostrich
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ostriz, ostrige, from Vulgar Latin *avis struthio, from Latin avis bird + Late Latin struthio ~ — more at struthious Date: 13th century 1. a. a swift-footed 2-toed flightless ratite bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa that is the largest of existing birds and often weighs 300 pounds (140 kilograms) b. rhea c. leather made from ~ skin 2. from the belief that the ~ when pursued hides its head in the sand and believes itself to be unseen one who attempts to avoid danger or difficulty by refusing to face it • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a large African swift-running flightless bird, Struthio camelus, with long legs and two toes on each foot. 2 a person who refuses to accept facts (from the belief that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when pursued). Phrases and idioms ostrich-farm a place that breeds ostriches for their feathers. ostrich-plume a feather or bunch of feathers of an ostrich. Etymology: ME f. OF ostric(h)e f. L avis bird + LL struthio f. Gk strouthion ostrich f. strouthos sparrow, ostrich ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. зоол. страус обыкновенный (Struthio camelus) 2. южноамериканский страус 3. человек, занимающийся самообманом to act like an ostrich —- закрывать глаза на опасность, бежать от опасности ostrich policy —- политика, основанная на самообмане, страусовая политика Id: to have the digestion of an ostrich —- иметь луженый желудок ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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policy политика, основанная на самообмане OSTRICH noun страус the digestion of an ostrich - луженый желудок - ostrich policy ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1225, from O.Fr. ostrice, from V.L. *avis struthio, from L. avis "bird" (from PIE *awi- "bird") + L.L. struthio "ostrich," from Gk. strouthion "ostrich," from strouthos melage "big sparrow." The Greeks also knew the bird as strouthokamelos "camel-sparrow," for its long neck. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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