だちょう
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Noun
1. ostrich (Struthio camelus) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
駝だ鳥ちょう鴕だ鳥ちょう
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
だちょう
Used in vocabulary
しぎだちょう
tinamou (any bird of family Tinamidae)
Noun
Examples6
Ostriches are incapable of flight.
The ostrich has wings, but it cannot fly.
An ostrich does not fly through the air.
The pigeon and the ostrich are both birds; one can fly and the other cannot.
An ostrich cannot fly any more than a kangaroo can.
That's why ostrich meat costs more than twice as much as beef and pork.