1) French word used in English 2) Game bird 3) Ground-nesting Old World bird 4) Wader 5) Wading bird
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bird traditionally reserved for the use of earls (B); however, not being a bird of prey, the 'bustard' may have been a buzzard or harrier (from French busard) (HCT)
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• (n.) A bird of the genus Otis.
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any of numerous medium-to large-sized game birds of the family Otididae, related to the cranes and rails in the order Gruiformes. There are about 23 ... [1 related articles]
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<zoology> A bird of the genus Otis. ... The great or bearded bustard (Otis tarda) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The little bustard (O. Tetrax) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa. ... Origin: O...
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bird traditionally reserved for the use of earls (B); however, not being a bird of prey, the 'bustard' may have been a buzzard or harrier (from French busard) (HCT)
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Bus'tard (bŭs'tẽrd)
noun [ Old French & Prov. French
bistarde , French
outarde , from Latin
avis tarda , lit., slow bird.
Plin. 10, 22 ; 'proximæ iis sunt, quas Hispania
aves tardas appellat, Græcia
'wti`das .']
(Zoology) A bird of ...
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The bustard is a bird belonging to the order Alectorides, which also includes the cranes.
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n] - large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight
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noun large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
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Bird of the family Otididae, order Gruiformes, related to cranes but with a rounder body, thicker neck, and a relatively short beak. Bustards are found on the ground on open plains and fields. The great bustard
Otis tarda is one of the heaviest flying birds at 18 kg/40 lb, and ...
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any of several large, chiefly terrestrial and ground-running birds of the family Otididae, of the Old World and Australia, related to the cranes.
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