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Meaning of "ostrich egg" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OSTRICH EGG

ostrich egg  [ˈɒstrɪtʃ ɛɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSTRICH EGG

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determiner
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Ostrich egg is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OSTRICH EGG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ostrich egg in the English dictionary

The definition of ostrich egg in the dictionary is the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSTRICH EGG

ostracizable
ostracize
ostracizer
ostracod
ostracodan
ostracode
ostracoderm
ostracodous
ostracon
Ostrava
ostreaceous
ostreger
ostreiculture
ostreiculturist
ostreophage
ostreophagous
ostreophagy
ostrich
ostrichism
ostrichlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE OSTRICH EGG

bad egg
barn egg
battery egg
boiled egg
cleidoic egg
curate´s egg
darning egg
Easter egg
free-range egg
good egg
lay an egg
nest egg
new-laid egg
poached egg
Scotch egg
scrambled egg
sea egg
soft-boiled egg
tea egg

Synonyms and antonyms of ostrich egg in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ostrich egg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSTRICH EGG

Find out the translation of ostrich egg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ostrich egg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ostrich egg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸵鸟蛋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huevo de avestruz
570 millions of speakers

English

ostrich egg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुतुरमुर्ग का अंडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيضة النعامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страусиное яйцо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ovo de avestruz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উটপাখি ডিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oeuf d´autruche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telur burung unta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Straußenei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダチョウの卵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타조 알
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Endhog burung unta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đà điểu trứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீக்கோழி முட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहामृग अंडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devekuşu yumurtası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uovo di struzzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strusie jaja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страусине яйце
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

struț ou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυγό στρουθοκαμήλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volstruiseier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strutsägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

struts egg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ostrich egg

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTRICH EGG»

The term «ostrich egg» is regularly used and occupies the 89.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTRICH EGG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ostrich egg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OSTRICH EGG»

Discover the use of ostrich egg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ostrich egg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ostrich Egg-Shell Cups of Mesopotamia and the Ostrich in ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Berthold Laufer, 2008
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Ostrich Production Systems
THE OSTRICH EGG As befits the largest bird, the ostrich lays the largest egg of any living bird. Oddly enough, however, the ostrich egg is one of the smallest in relation to the size of the bird. Measuring, on average, 17-19 cm in length and 1 4 - ...
M. M. Shanawany, John Dingle, 1999
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Symbols of the Christian Faith
The ostrich's egg is a dual symbol. It came to represent the Virgin Birth of Jesus because of Job's comment that the ostrich lays its eggs in the earth and leaves them to hatch themselves (39:13-14). Through the belief that the sun hatched the  ...
Alva William Steffler, 2002
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Myths and Legends of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland
The Ostrich-Egg Wife Setelane was a very poor man. He spent his days catching mice. All he ever ate was the meat of mice. His clothes were made of the skins of mice. One day as he was going round looking at the ground in search of mice, ...
Jan Knappert, 1985
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Kenya Gazette
Licence required for exporting ostrici.es a-nd their eggs. Licence Fee. Certificate to be produced by expor ter of a blown ostrich egg, Suspension of export duty on ostrich feathers. Ordinance not to apply to ostrich, eggs or feathers in troduced ...
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Principles of Art History Writing
ostrich egg then an appropriate symbol here?" There is no similar painting from the artist's time showing an ostrich egg, and no obviously appropriate text asserting that the ostrich egg is a symbol i8 And though many facts about ostrich eggs ...
David Carrier, 1993
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Ostrich Egg Omelets
Join Olivia Ostrich and Emily Emu, as they become friends through competition while participating in the Oklahoma City Zoo's Annual Ostrich Egg Breakfast. Ostrich Omelet is a wonderful book about friendship that children will cherish!
John O. Morrow, 2006
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The Anatomy of Grace
It was not uncommon for these monasteries to suspend an ostrich egg from their chapel ceilings. It was a tradition that medieval Italian painters like Piero della Francesca, Ercole de Roberti, and Luca Signorelli later incorporated into european ...
Peter W. Marty
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Wonder Stories (Reading Level 1)
An ostrich egg is about as big as a . 3. A man could sit on an ostrich egg and not break it because it is very and . 4. What special tooth does an ostrich use to get out of the egg? 5. How long does it take a baby ostrich to get out of its shell?
Remedia Publications, 1998
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Breaking Away from the Math and Science Book: Physics and ...
Here are measurements from our experiment: length width volume chlcken egg l = 5.8 cm w =45 cm V = 60 cu. cm (extra large) Ostrich egg L = 14 cm W = 12 cm ? The stretching factors for the three directions are L/l = 14/58, and W/w = 12/45.
Patricia Baggett, Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OSTRICH EGG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ostrich egg is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Madagascar' at the Bruce Museum Displays Rare Flora and Fauna
... the size of Madagascar's treasures, including a display case that includes a model of an elephant bird egg, an ostrich egg and a chicken egg. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Expat teacher sells Faberge-inspired eggs in Bahrain
“I have turned an ostrich egg into (ornamental) chairs, functional clocks and even a carriage. The eggs are similar to Faberge eggs, which were ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Jul 15»
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Leadership Academy prepares Woodland students for the future
At a recent session, students worked together to complete an ostrich relay race, where an plastic oval — shaped like an ostrich egg — had to ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
4
Rare art from eggshells on sale in Bahrain
“I have turned an ostrich egg into (ornamental) chairs, functional clocks and even a carriage, which I am selling for BD120. “It takes a long time ... «Trade Arabia, Jul 15»
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Peter Chang's New Rockville Restaurant
Made by submerging a flat, thin pancake in a wok with extremely hot oil, the disk puffs up to the size of an ostrich egg, with a crisp and blistered ... «BethesdaMagazine.com, Jul 15»
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US culture in Slovakia
Yet another miracle was that the sculpture and art objects (hers are made with the Papier-mâché technique – and with an authentic ostrich egg ... «The Slovak Spectator, Jul 15»
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This restaurant is offering an 'ostrich egg' meal
The WingsEggs restaurant in Fulham will cook fried egg or omelette made of ostrich egg if, but it would be up to the diners to be sure if they ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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London restaurant offers meal with Ostrich eggs
... is serving its customers with exotic tastes ostrich egg, as they like. ... will cook fried egg or omelette made of ostrich egg if, but it would be up ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
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Fancy a plate-sized egg? Restaurant sells ostrich eggs for £55
We couldn't believe our ears when we heard that a London restaurant is offering diners the chance to enjoy a whole ostrich egg with their fry up ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Is a 2kg fried ostrich egg all it's cracked up to be?
You may need a hammer to crack it, the cholesterol content gives cause for concern and you really do not want a double yolk. Ostrich eggs do ... «The Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ostrich egg [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ostrich-egg>. Apr 2024 ».
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