Synonyms for ostrich
ˈɔ strɪtʃ, ˈɒs trɪtʃos·trich

Princeton's WordNet

1. ostrichnoun

   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. ostrich, Struthio camelusnoun

   fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird

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1. List of paraphrases for "ostrich":

   ostrich-like, sand

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1. Dr Shipton:

   You start to see things like decorated bones, beads made from marine shell or ostrich eggs, miniaturzied stone tools, and bones carved into things like arrow points. This is the oldest date we have for when this behavior is first observed, previous sites relating to this early period of modern humanbehaviorr have all been in South Africa and the East African Rift Valley, this is the first site on the coast of East Africa and the first with such a continuous record.

2. Lauren Davis:

   We found a campsite, which extends over about 200 sq. m (2,153 square feet) that was used by the desert nomads since prehistoric times, at the site we found burnt stones, flint and stone tools as well as pottery sherds, but the truly special find is this collection of ostrich eggs. Although the nomads did not build permanent structures at this site, the finds allow us to feel their presence in the desert.

3. Katie Daniel:

   Our message to candidates is define yourself or other candidates will define it for you and you’re not going to like their version of you, the ostrich strategy of burying your head in the sand is not going to work.

4. Kristine Bohmann:

   In just 40 samples, we detected 49 species spanning mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish, in the Rainforest House( at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark) we even detected the guppies in the pond, the two-toed sloth and the boa. When sampling air in just one outdoor site, we detected many of the animals with access to an outdoor enclosure in that part of Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark, for example kea, ostrich and rhino.

5. David Goldthorpe:

   It's the largest egg from the largest bird that ever existed, it is related to the cassowary and the ostrich which are still with us today.