Ostrich vs Coconut - What's the difference?
ostrich | coconut |
A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus ) native to Africa.
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, title= 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.
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
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(es)Nick Miroff
Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […], passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich , wild boar and crocodile.}}