ostrich

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒstrɪtʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔstrɪtʃ, ˈɑstrɪtʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respellingstrich, ostrich)


Inflections of 'ostrich' (n): npl: ostriches
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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ostrich n (large bird)avestruz nm
 The ranch raises ostriches for their meat and feathers.
 La granja cría avestruces por su carne y plumas.
ostrich n figurative (person who avoids reality) (figurado)avestruz nm
  alguien que evade la realidad grupo nom
 The governor was called an ostrich for ignoring the oil spill.
 Al presidente le dijeron avestruz por haber ignorado el derrame de petróleo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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ostrich farm n (place where ostriches are farmed)granja de avestruces grupo nom
 It must have escaped from that ostrich farm in the hills.
 Debe haberse escapado de la granja de avestruces de las colinas.
ostrich feather n (feather of an ostrich)pluma de avestruz nf + loc adj
 In the photo, she's covered only by a spray of ostrich feathers.
 En la foto, la chica sólo está cubierta por una capa de plumas de avestruz.
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Collocations: [a male, a female, a young, an adult] ostrich, saw ostriches on [vacation, safari, the trip], [have, keep, raise] ostriches (on the farm), more...

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