ostrich
1. [ noun ] 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)
Related terms: person
2. [ noun ] (zoology) fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
Synonyms: Struthio_camelus
Related terms: ratite Struthio
Similar spelling:   ostracod
  Ostroski
  Ostreidae
  Ostracoda
  ostracize
  ostracism
  ostracise
  Oster