Chicken and Ostrich

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Chicken noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.

Usage example: a staunch hawk during the drumbeat for war, he proved to be a chicken when it came to actually fighting it

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Ostrich and chicken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ostrich" instead a noun "Chicken".

Nearby Words: chick, chickening, chickened

Ostrich noun - Fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird.

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Chicken and ostrich are semantically related. You can use "Chicken" instead a noun "Ostrich".

The Gnomes in World of Warcraft have as their racial ground mount the Mechanostrider, a chicken-legged mecha resembling an ostrich or emu.

Source: Chicken Walker
The ostrich and possum in "Replaced" look more like a combless chicken and a stripeless numbat, respectively.

Source: Informed Species / Western Animation
There is also the fabled osturducken: A chicken inside a duck inside a turkey inside an ostrich.

Source: Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot / Food And Drink

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