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I . os·trich [ˈɒstrɪtʃ] N ORN

ostrich

noj m

II . os·trich [ˈɒstrɪtʃ] ADJ

ostrich (egg, feather, meat, nest):

ostrich

nojev

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Gray ostrich feathers are more stark than the black feathers and are often sold at grocery stores. en.wikipedia.org

The ostrich will also expose the thermal windows of their unfeathered skin to enhance convective and radiative loss in times of heat stress. en.wikipedia.org

Both these behaviors allow the ostrich to actively increase the rate of evaporative cooling. en.wikipedia.org

The graphics are different, with the ostrich mounts being replaced with winged horses. en.wikipedia.org

A mass of 200 kg (440 lb) has been cited for the ostrich but no wild ostriches of this massive weight have been verified. en.wikipedia.org

Such taboos increase the demand for religiously neutral leathers like ostrich and deer. en.wikipedia.org

The name comes from the common (but false) legend that ostriches bury their heads in the sand to avoid danger. en.wikipedia.org

Raw materials used in the making of artifacts include chert, rhyolite, quartz, and chalcedony, as well as bone, wood and ostrich egg shells. en.wikipedia.org

To compensate for the large dead space, the ostrich trachea lacks valves to allow faster inspiratory air flow. en.wikipedia.org

Crest: issuant out of a crest coronet or five ostrich feathers argent. en.wikipedia.org

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