OSTRICH

[noun] [C] - a very large flightless bird from Africa, which is sometimes bred on farmsostrich eggsan ostrich ranch (= farm)The ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.She wore a hat trimmed with ostrich feathers.See picture: BirdsIf someone is described as an ostrich or as ostrich-like, they are unwilling to accept the truth about something unpleasant which is obvious to everyone else.A firm supporter of nuclear power, he has been ostrich-like about the high incidence of cancer near nuclear sites.