ostrich-like
Resembling large runners
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich—the large, flightless bird with a long neck and powerful legs.
Ostrich-like may describe physical features her ostrich-like gait or, more commonly, the bird's reputed habit of burying its head in sand to avoid danger: an ostrich-like refusal to face the facts.
Flightless Australian bird
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- rheaFlightless South American bird
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- moaExtinct flightless New Zealand bird
dodo · ground-nesting · wingless · terrestrial · feathered · nonflying · emperor penguin · kakapo
Tallest land animal
- emuFlightless Australian bird
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
- craneLifter or wader
- heronLong-legged waterside bird
flamingo · llama · alpaca · camel · rhea · cassowary · stork · egret
Refusal to accept reality
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- escapistSeeker of distraction
willfully blind · burying · hiding · pretending · dismissive
emu
Flightless Australian bird
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- rheaFlightless South American bird
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
moa · dodo · ground-nesting · wingless · terrestrial · feathered · nonflying · emperor penguin · kakapo · flightlessness
giraffe
Tallest land animal
heron · flamingo · llama · alpaca · camel · rhea · cassowary · stork · egret · sauropod
denial
Refusal to accept reality
escapist · willfully blind · burying · hiding · pretending · dismissive
towering
Of imposing height
leggy · lanky · enormous · gangly · imposing · tall · bulky · heavy · ponderous · long-legged
speedy
Characterized by quickness
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- sprintingMaximum-speed locomotion on foot
- dashingSpiritedly stylish and bold
rapid · athletic · nimble · agile · powerful · striding · galloping · quick · energetic · vigorous
ostrich-likeairborne
Traveling through air
flying · soaring · aerial · eagle-like · migratory
ostrich-likeconfrontational
Inclined toward hostile encounters
head-on · clear-eyed · unflinching · forthright · direct
ostrich-likeshort-necked
Brief neck length
compact · diminutive · petite · lightweight · delicate