English Explanatory Dictionary

bustard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
  2. bastard

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌs.təd/ /ˈbʌs.tɚd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bustard.wav

Word forms

bustard bustards

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Arabian bustard Ardeotis arabs Australian bustard Ardeotis australis black-bellied bustard Lissotis melanogaster buff-crested bustard Lophotis gindiana bustard quail Denham's bustard Neotis denhami great bustard Otis tarda great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps Hartlaub's bustard Lissotis hartlaubii Heuglin's bustard Neotis heuglinii houbara bustard Chlamydotis undulata kori bustard Ardeotis kori little brown bustard Eupodotis humilis little bustard Tetrax tetrax Ludwig's bustard Neotis ludwigii Macqueen's bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Nubian bustard Neotis nuba Savile's bustard Lophotis savilei white-bellied bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
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