(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the genus Struthio. / The most widespread species of the genus, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).

plural of ostrich

(rare) To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostrichize

(humorous) A policy of keeping one's head in the sand, denying the reality of a problem or threat.

simple past tense and past participle of ostrichize

present participle of ostrichize

The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. / (derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

(idiomatic) The tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist; ostrichism.

(now historical) An extinct subspecies of ostrich, †Struthio camelus syriacus, that lived on the Arabian Peninsula.