English Explanatory Dictionary

houbara bustard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.

Word forms

houbara bustard houbara bustards hubara

Etymology

In this spelling, from French houbara, and later also directly from Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā).

Synonyms

North African houbara
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