Wiktionary
a. 1 Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich. 2 Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand alt. 1 Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich. 2 Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Usage examples of "ostrichlike".
From his point of vantage, Rudy could see a pair of tall, ostrichlike birds stalking silently through the twilight shadows of the sagebrush, almost unnoticeable, despite their size, because of their hairy, brownish-grey feathers and smooth, catlike tread.
There was a flurry of sound and a small group of ostrichlike dinosaurs exploded into view for a moment before disappearing again among the dogwoods.
From his point of vantage, Rudy could see a pair of tall, ostrichlike birds stalking silently through the twilight shadows of the sagebrush, almost unnoticeable, despite their size, because of their hairy, brownish-gray feathers and smooth, catlike tread.
It swivels its head from side to side, ostrichlike, click-click, as if trying to make up its mind about coming closer to me.
A gloomy-looking triceratops stands nearby and several of the ostrichlike struthtiomimids scamper busily in the underbrush, hunting I know not what.
The ostrichlike, omnivorous cavalry mounts were actually related to the vastly larger packbeasts, so they had leathery skin and were more capable of handling desiccation than the slime coated, amphibian-derived Mardukans.