ostrich
/ˈɔːstrɪtʃ/
noun
- A very large bird from Africa that cannot fly but can run very fast. It has a long neck and long legs.
- At the zoo, the children were amazed by how tall the ostrich was.
- The ostrich sprinted across the savanna at over 40 miles per hour.
- Farmers raise ostriches for their meat, feathers, and leather.
- A person who avoids facing unpleasant facts or reality.
- He's a political ostrich, ignoring the news because it upsets him.
- Stop being an ostrich and deal with your financial problems.
- She played ostrich about her health until the symptoms got serious.