Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ratite bird | Yes | No | No | No |
ostrich | Yes | No | No | No |
ratite bird (noun) | ostrich (noun) |
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flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, rheas, kiwis, elephant birds | fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird |
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) |