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

Reptiles

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

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

Ships

Technical principles

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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