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Ostrich vs Drake - What's the difference?

ostrich | drake |

As a noun ostrich

is a large flightless bird (struthio camelus ) native to africa.

As a proper noun drake is

, notably of (1540-1596).

ostrich

English

Noun

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

    * cassowary * emu * nandu * rhea

    External links

    * (wikipedia "ostrich")

    drake

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male duck.
    • Derived terms
    * ducks and drakes * sheldrake

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) and (etyl) Drache.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mayfly used as fishing bait.
  • A dragon.
  • * J. A. Harrison
    • Beowulf resolves to kill the drake .
  • (historical) A small piece of artillery.
  • * Clarendon
    • Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes , made them stagger.
    Synonyms
    * (mayfly) drake fly
    Derived terms
    * earthdrake * firedrake * icedrake * nithedrake] * seadrake

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (nb-noun-m1)
  • a dragon
  • a kite

    • References

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