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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostrichlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-trich-like
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian

adj

Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ostrich + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ostrichlike (comparative) most ostrichlike (superlative) ostrich-like (alternative)

Questions

What does ostrichlike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
Where does ostrichlike come from?
From ostrich + -like.

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