Ostrich
Ostrich noun - Fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird.
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Recreant
Recreant noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: the historian reserved his greatest contempt for those recreants who opposed the witch hunt but lacked the courage to speak out against it
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Recreant and Ostrich. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostrich/recreant
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