Ostrich (disambiguation)
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An Ostrich is a large flightless bird.
Ostrich may also refer to:
Animals
Birds
- Arabian Ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus), extinct subspecies
- Asian Ostrich (Struthio asiaticus), extinct species
- Giant Ostrich (Struthio dmanisensis), extinct species
Ostrich derivatives
Ostrich farming
- Cawston Ostrich Farm, California, USA
- Highgate Ostrich Show Farm, South Africa
Reptiles
- Ostrich dinosaur, any of the bird-like dinosaurs in the Ornithomimosauria group
Invertebrates
- Ostrich foot shell, any of the molluscs in the genus Struthiolaria
Plants
- Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
- Ostrich plume or red ginger (Alpinia purpurata)
Companies
- Ostrich Media, British company
Entertainment
- Donald's Ostrich, 1937 Donald Duck short animated film
- Ossie Ostrich, Australian television show puppet
- Ostrich Churchyard, 1992 album by Orange Juice
- "The Ostrich", novelty single by Lou Reed
- Ostrich GT, a record label founded by Jack Straker of Beachbuggy
- Ostriches & Chirping, a song on From a Basement on the Hill
- Pooh and the Ostrich Feather, a band that evolved into Quiet Sun
Science and technology
Journals
- Ostrich (journal), 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 people, the Vadoma or Wadoma people from the west of Zimbabwe, many of whom have only two large toes like an ostrich
- Ostrich (golf), a score of five under par on any given hole in the sport of golf
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