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An ostrich is a type of large flightless bird.
Ostrich may also refer to:
Animals
- Common ostrich (Struthio camelus), the more widespread of the two living species of ostrich
- Pachystruthio, a genus of prehistoric animals known as giant ostrich
- Ostrich dinosaur or Ornithomimosauria, a group of bird-like dinosaurs
- Ostrich foot shell, any of the molluscs in the genus Struthiolaria
Plants
- Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
- Ostrich plume or red ginger (Alpinia purpurata)
Entertainment
- Ostrich (album), by Crack the Sky, 2012
- An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It, a 2021 stop-motion animated short film
- Ossie Ostrich, Australian television show puppet
- "The Ostrich", novelty single by Lou Reed
- Ostrich GT, a record label founded by Jack Straker of Beachbuggy
Science and technology
Journals
- Ostrich (journal), a journal of African ornithology
Ships
- HMS Ostrich, more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
- USS Ostrich, more than one United States Navy ship
Technical principles
- Ostrich algorithm, computer science terminology
- Ostrich effect, behavioural finance terminology
- Ostrich strategy, economics terminology
Other
- Ostrich guitar, an unconventional guitar tuning scheme
- Ostrich leather
- Ostrich Media, a British company
- Ostrich people, the Vadoma or Wadoma people from the west of Zimbabwe, many of whom have only two large toes like an ostrich
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