Definition of Ostrech
Os"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.] (Zoöl.) 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.
&fist; 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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
OSTRICH, n. A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature
has denied that hinder toe in which so many pious naturalists have
seen a conspicuous evidence of design. The absence of a good working
pair of wings is no defect, for, as has been ingeniously pointed out,
the ostrich does not fly.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) native to Africa.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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