■ noun
1》 a large flightless swift-running African bird with a long neck, long legs, and two toes on each foot. [ Struthio camelus .]
2》 a person who refuses to accept facts.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , from L. avis 'bird' + late L. struthio (from Gk strouthiōn '~', from strouthos 'sparrow or ~'); sense 2 is from the popular belief that ~es bury their heads in the sand if pursued.