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Ostrich vs Coconut - What's the difference?

ostrich | coconut |

As nouns the difference between ostrich and coconut

is that ostrich is a large flightless bird (struthio camelus ) native to africa while coconut is a fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), cocos nucifera , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

ostrich

English

Noun

(es)
  • A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus ) native to Africa.
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    See also

    * cassowary * emu * nandu * rhea

    coconut

    Alternative forms

    * cocoanut

    Noun

  • A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  • A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
  • (uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.
  • The coconut palm.
  • (pejorative, ethnic slur) A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. Compare .
  • (South Africa, pejorative) A black person who thinks "white" (European). Compare .
  • (New Zealand, pejorative) A Pacific islander.
  • (slang) A female breast.
  • Coordinate terms

    * (acting white) (l), (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * coconut milk * coconutty

    See also

    * (cultural pejoratives) banana, Oreo English ethnic slurs