Examples of ostrich in a Sentence
Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
Using these methods, Dr Wu and collaborators found that the oldest split in the avian tree created two lineages, one that gave rise to the ratites — today’s ostriches and emus, the palaeognaths — and the other comprising all other modern birds, neoaves.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The game is all about strategy, as the height of your character relative to the others determines who survives a collision, leading to much frantic button-mashing to flap your ostrich's magnificent wings.
—Aaron Morales, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024
Organized by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce and Steve LeVine Entertainment & Public Relations, the Ostrich Festival is a longstanding community tradition that honors the region's history of ostrich ranching.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
Prehistoric ostrich eggs with simple carvings have been found in Africa.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
The collection includes an 8-foot ostrich, African lions, a zebra and the head and neck of a giraffe.
—Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
While cassowaries are one of the only birds (among ostriches and chickens) known to have killed humans before, attacks resulting in human fatalities are rare.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Walk around Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge to see zebras, giraffes, and ostriches for free.
—Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French ostriz, ostrige, from Vulgar Latin *avis struthio, from Latin avis bird + Late Latin struthio ostrich — more at struthious
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Ostrich.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ostrich. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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