Ostrich (disambiguation)

The 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 feather dusters
• Ostrich leather

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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