(n.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
Example Sentences:
(1) Occasionally, I have been invited to try exotic meats, ostrich say, or kangaroo or alligator.
(2) A neurophysin has been isolated from ostrich neurohypophyses and shown by partial amino acid sequence determination to be related to mammalian VLDV-neurophysin.
(3) The Texan first-term senator also revealed that he had swapped his usual ostrich-skin "argument boots" for a pair of black tennis shoes after taking advice from Rand Paul, who staged a shorter filibuster last year against US drone strikes.
(4) But if it wasn't the first Lou Reed record, Do the Ostrich was certainly the most remarkable at the time.
(5) Cowhide and goatskin are used to make Mulberry goods, as well as ostrich leather and alligator skins.
(6) As part of this study the N-terminal amino acid sequences of bull frog, sea turtle, turkey, and ostrich alpha-subunits were determined and reported for the first time.
(7) The microclimate of the nest and the rates of egg water loss were studied at weekly intervals throughout the 41-day incubation period in six ostrich nests.
(8) Glucose, triglyceride, gamma-glutamyltransferase, and cholinesterase concentrations in ostriches were not linearly associated with age.
(9) But between the ostriches who want to retain the status quo and those radicals who want to lead an exodus is an interesting, and fertile, ground.
(10) He ended his life as unknowable and contrary as the 22-year-old who made Do the Ostrich.
(11) Binding and spectroscopic properties of ostrich neurophysins were examined with emphasis on the behavior of Tyr-35, a residue that provides a potential probe of the monomer-monomer interface and of allosteric interrelationships between this region and the binding site.
(12) Young ostriches had significantly lower concentrations of hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, calcium, and magnesium, and higher levels of total protein and potassium, than the adult individuals.
(13) The complete amino acid sequence of chicken ACTH (39 residues) has been determined as NH2-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-Gly-Arg-Lys-Arg- Arg- Pro-Ile-Lys-Val-Tyr-Pro-Asn-Gly-Val-Asp-Glu-Glu-Ser-Ala-Glu-Ser-Tyr-Pro- Met-Glu-Phe-OH Strikingly the amino acid sequence of chicken ACTH shows a closer resemblance to that from an amphibian, Xenopus (3 residue substitution) than that from another bird, the ostrich (7 residue substitution) or the turkey (at least 9 residue substitution).
(14) The different homogeneous ostrich neurophysin fractions so obtained were compared i.t.o.
(15) It is likely that these two forms of GnRH are present in all bird species, since the chicken and the ostrich have evolved separately.
(16) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dress of dyed ostrich feathers and hand-painted microscopic slides.
(17) The extent of reassociation of 3H-labeled repetitive or single copy DNA sequences from the chicken with excess unlabeled DNA from the duck, the Japanese quail, and the ostrich, respectively, was measured by hydroxylapatite chromatography.
(18) This study also demonstrates that the ostrich copeptin is more closely related to the amphibian copeptin sequence than to its mammalian homologue, leading to the hypothesis that two families of copeptin molecules might exist.
(19) Rex Hunt, fully dressed in his governor's tights and ostrich plumes, was widely seen, not least by toffs in the Foreign Office (FCO), as a slightly Wodehousian figure, the kind more likely to be seen in slacks propping up the golf club bar in a colonial outpost.
(20) The effect of calcium ions and enzyme concentration on the rate of self-digestion of ostrich trypsin was also investigated.
Penguin
Definition:
(n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass.
(n.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges.
Example Sentences:
(1) The growth of the subantarctic King penguin chick is distinguished from that of other penguins by its long winter fasting period (from 2 weeks to 3 months).
(2) However, Pearson is understood to have believed an offer from News Corporation to buy Penguin outright would not have been financially viable.
(3) sp., described from wild-caught and laboratory-reared females, males, nymphs, and larvae parasitizing the Humboldt Penguin, Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, is the fifth species of the Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) capensis group to be recognized in the Neotropical Region.
(4) A prominent Mexican journalist and her publisher, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, are being sued in an attempt to force them to remove a bombshell political investigation from the country’s bookstores.
(5) Penguin Random House will be run by Markus Dohle, chairman and chief executive of Random House Worldwide.
(6) Steady-state responses obtained after the 3rd h of immersion in never-immersed (NI) penguins were compared with those of penguins acclimatized to seawater temperature (A).
(7) Four pilots with "extensive experience" in transporting some of the world's most precious cargo, including white rhinos and penguins, were on the flight.
(8) Penguin also reported a massive increase in digital book sales, up 106% year-on-year, with ebooks accounting for 12% of total revenues and 20% in the US market.
(9) It now has 20,000 "movellas" on the site, one of which - a fan fiction story about One Direction - was signed up by Penguin last autumn.
(10) Zookeepers checked in on the penguins on Wednesday afternoon.
(11) Cleveland's dividing lines over race issues come to light under Trump Read more It was revealed this week that, after a bidding war, the 44th president and his wife, Michelle, have signed book deals with Penguin Random House that are thought to be worth $60m.
(12) The ontogeny of thermoregulation and energy metabolism of chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarctica) and gentoo (P. papua) penguins was studied on King George Island, South Shetland Island, Antarctica.
(13) The former Smiths frontman's autobiography, published by Penguin Classics, has been an international bestseller.
(14) While we do expect some significant strength in the top two to three spots in 2015,” he wrote, “we are not convinced that the overall slate is going to drive performance that is significantly better than what we have generally seen over the past four years.” He also fears that the rise in superhero blockbusters is going to lead to disaster for some studios, in the same way that a wider pool of animated films has led to some casualties, with underwhelming receipts for Penguins of Madagascar and Mr Peabody & Sherman most recently.
(15) Total and fractionated proteins were evaluated in the serum of normal penguins.
(16) Measurements were made of the volume and length of portal veins and it appears that the portal venous system is capable of being a more efficient blood reservoir in the penguin than in other species studied.
(17) He believes, also, that if Pearson , Penguin's British owner, is not fully committed to the business, then "actually, it's better off" as a minority part of an enlarged group controlled by Bertelsmann-owned Random House.
(18) Makinson dismissed concerns that creating a global book powerhouse – Penguin Random House will have combined revenues of £2.4bn – will threaten the independent publishers and vibrancy in the book market.
(19) Photograph: Penguin Random House I immediately said yes to Richard when he offered me a seat on SpaceShipTwo.
(20) Barack and Michelle Obama have signed book deals with Penguin Random House , the publisher announced on Tuesday.