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ostrichism
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.
ostrichize
(rare) To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems.
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ostrichizing
present participle of ostrichize
ostrichizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostrichize
ostrichized
simple past tense and past participle of ostrichize
ostrichitis
ostrich
(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the genus Struthio. / The most widespread species of the genus, known as the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).
ostriches
ostrich policy
(idiomatic) The tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist; ostrichism.
Arabian ostrich
(now historical) An extinct subspecies of ostrich, †Struthio camelus syriacus, that lived on the Arabian Peninsula.