Ostrich: (IUCN) see text Ostrich is the common name for a very large, fast-running, flightless, ratite bird, (Struthio camelus), native to Africa (and formerly the Middle East), characterized by long neck and legs, and two toes on each foot, with ... [100%] 2023-02-04
Ostrich: Ostrich ; the Struthio camelus of Linnaeus, and the largest of living birds, an adult male standing nearly 8 ft. The genus Struthio forms the type of the group of Ratite birds, characterized chiefly by large size, breast-bone without a ... [100%] 2022-09-02
Ostrich: The Hebrew term for this bird occurring most frequently in the Bible is "bat ha-ya 'anah"; the plural form "ye'enim" occurs in Lam. The Authorized Version renders also "ḥasidah" (ib. The ostrich is an unclean bird (Lev. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Ostrich: OSTRICH os'-trich (ya`anah; strouthos; Latin Struthio camelus): The largest bird now living. The Hebrew words ya`anah, which means "greediness," and bath ha-ya`anah, "daughter of greediness," are made to refer to the indiscriminate diet of the ... [100%] 1915-01-01
Ostrich: The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a ratite flightless bird, the sole species of the family Struthionidae, and the largest living bird. The ostrich is extremely large; males stand roughly 8 feet tall and weigh close to 350 pounds. [100%] 2023-02-16 [Birds] [Flightless Birds]...
Ostrach: Ostrach is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Ostrach lies between the Danube and Lake Constance, about halfway between Sigmaringen and Ravensburg. [85%] 2023-12-11 [Sigmaringen (district)]
Ostrach: Ostrach is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Ostrach lies between the Danube and Lake Constance, about halfway between Sigmaringen and Ravensburg. [85%] 2024-03-07 [Sigmaringen (district)]
Ostraca: OSTRACA os'-tra-ka: The word ostracon ("potsherd," Hebrew cheres) occurs in Job 2:8 (Septuagint), kai elaben ostrakon, "and he took him a potsherd." Earthen vessels were in universal use in antiquity (they are twice mentioned in the New ... [71%] 1915-01-01
Ojstrica: Ojstrica (2,350 meters or 7,710 feet) is a mountain in the eastern part of the Kamnik Alps with a pyramid-shaped top that is visible from far away. The name Ojstrica derives from the Slovene word oster 'sharp ... [71%] 2023-12-11 [Mountains of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps] [Mountains of Styria (Slovenia)]...
Olerich: Olerich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include. [71%] 2023-12-29
Arabian ostrich: The Arabian ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus), Syrian ostrich, or Middle Eastern ostrich is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich that lived on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Near East until the mid-20th century. The Arabian ostrich's range ... (Subspecies of bird) [70%] 2023-12-11 [Struthio] [Extinct birds of Asia]...
Ostrich effect: The ostrich effect, also known as the ostrich problem, was originally coined by Galai & Sade (2003). The name comes from the common (but false) legend that ostriches bury their heads in the sand to avoid danger. (Philosophy) [70%] 2023-12-10 [Adages] [Behavioral finance]...
Ostrich algorithm: In computer science, the ostrich algorithm is a strategy of ignoring potential problems on the basis that they may be exceedingly rare. It is named after the ostrich effect which is defined as "to stick one's head in the ... (Strategy in computer science) [70%] 2023-11-28 [Concurrent algorithms]
Ostrich leather: thumb|Bag «Classic» Braun. Ostrich leather is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. (Biology) [70%] 2023-10-05 [Ostriches]
Ostrich leather: thumb|Bag «Classic» Braun. Ostrich leather is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. (Biology) [70%] 2024-03-04 [Ostriches]
Ostrich stew: Ostrich stew is a stew prepared using ostrich meat as a primary ingredient. It is a part of South African cuisine, and is served in many places and restaurants in Oudtshoorn, South Africa. (South African stew made with ostrich meat) [70%] 2024-09-25 [South African stews] [Poultry dishes]...
Ostrich instruction: The ostrich instruction is a jury instruction that the requirement of knowledge to establish a guilty mind (mens rea), is satisfied by deliberate ignorance - deliberate avoidance of knowledge. This principle became established in British courts in the 1860s, and became ... (Jury instruction) [70%] 2024-06-21 [Juries] [Criminal procedure]...
HMS Ostrich (1900): HMS Ostrich was a Fairfield three-funnel, 30-knot torpedo boat destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates. In 1913 she was grouped as a C-class destroyer. (1900) [70%] 2024-06-21 [Ships built in Govan] [1900 ships]...