How many syllables in ostrich?

There are 2 syllables in the word ostrich.

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ostrich (noun):: a swift-footed 2-toed flightless ratite bird (struthio camelus) of africa that is the largest of existing birds and often weighs 300 pounds (140 kilograms); a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand).

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