ostrich
Middle English
/ˈɔstritʃ/
noun
Definitions
- ostrich Struthio camelus
- (rare) A goblet made of an ostrich egg.
- (rare) A heraldic image of an ostrich.
Etymology
Borrowed from ostrige borrowed from Old French ostruce derived from Latin *austrūthiō.
Origin
Latin
*austrūthiō
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ostrich English
- ostrich policy English
- ostrich politics English
- ostrichism English
- ostrichitis English
- ostrichize English
- ostrichlike English
- *austruthio Latin
- *austrūthiō Latin
- avis Latin
- struthio Latin
- autruche French
- ostruce Old French
- estrys Welsh
- autruche Norman
- ostrige xno