ostrich:
(plural: ‘ostriches‘; for the right pronunciation, please click here)
Apart from several other more common meanings/definitions…
an ostrich, a person with his head buried in the sad, afraid of the facts or future
a person who refuses or does not like to face the reality or truth of a situation by avoiding or running away from problems, (This comparison is supposed to have originated from the alleged habit of the ostrich bird that hides/buries its head in the sand to avoid enemies.)
e.g.
Most dreamers are ostriches who do not realise the realities of the material world.
For an article that explains what it is to behave like an ostrich, please click here. For a news article that shows how this word ostrich is used for a person, please click here.
‘Ostrich‘ is more commonly used to refer to a flightless bird found in Africa.
