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bustard

bus·tard

UK/ˈbʌs.təd/ US/ˈbʌs.tɚd/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes

Origin

From Middle English bustarde, from an Anglo-Norman blend of Old French bistarde and oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda (“slow bird”), which is a misnomer as bustards are fast runners.

Phrases

  • Arabian bustard
  • Ardeotis arabs
  • Ardeotis australis
  • Australian bustard
  • black-bellied bustard
  • buff-crested bustard
  • Lissotis melanogaster
  • Lophotis gindiana

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