bustard
nounUK /ˈbʌs.təd/ · US /ˈbʌs.tɚd/
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.
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
Euphemistic, Slang bastard
- That bustard tried to conquer the world!
- Derived terms
38 terms
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, Macqueen's bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii, Nubian bustard, Neotis nuba, Savile's bustard, Lophotis savilei, white-bellied bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis