Ostrich (disambiguation)

An ostrich is a type of large flightless bird.

Ostrich may also refer to:

Animals

 * Common ostrich (Struthio camelus), the more widespread of the two living species of ostrich
 * Pachystruthio, a genus of prehistoric animals known as giant ostrich
 * Ostrich dinosaur or Ornithomimosauria, a group of bird-like dinosaurs
 * Ostrich foot shell, any of the molluscs in the genus Struthiolaria

Plants

 * Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
 * Ostrich plume or red ginger (Alpinia purpurata)

Entertainment

 * Ostrich (album), by Crack the Sky, 2012
 * An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It, a 2021 stop-motion animated short film
 * Ossie Ostrich, Australian television show puppet
 * "The Ostrich", novelty single by Lou Reed
 * Ostrich GT, a record label founded by Jack Straker of Beachbuggy

Journals

 * Ostrich (journal), a journal of African ornithology

Ships

 * HMS Ostrich, more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
 * USS Ostrich, more than one United States Navy ship

Technical principles

 * Ostrich algorithm, computer science terminology
 * Ostrich effect, behavioural finance terminology
 * Ostrich strategy, economics terminology

Other

 * Ostrich guitar, an unconventional guitar tuning scheme
 * Ostrich leather
 * Ostrich Media, a British company
 * Ostrich people, the Vadoma or Wadoma people from the west of Zimbabwe, many of whom have only two large toes like an ostrich