Word
ostrich, n.
(ostriches)
fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
<noun.animal>
Struthio camelus
ostrich
semantic pointers
hypernym
ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
member holonym
Struthio, genus Struthio
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)
<noun.person>
ostrich
semantic pointers
hypernym
person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody