bustard
21bustard — bus•tard [[t]ˈbʌs tərd[/t]] n. orn any of various chiefly terrestrial birds of the family Otididae, of the Old World and Australia • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME, appar. b. MF bistarde and oustarde, both < L avis tarda lit., slow bird …
22bustard — /ˈbʌstəd / (say bustuhd) noun 1. a large, heavy bird of the family Otididae, Ardeotis australis, inhabiting grassy plains and open scrub country of Australia and New Guinea; plain turkey; wild turkey. 2. any of several other large birds of the… …
23bustard — n. any large terrestrial bird of the family Otididae, with long neck, long legs, and stout tapering body. Etymology: ME f. OF bistarde f. L avis tarda slow bird (? = slow on the ground; but possibly a perversion of a foreign word) …
24bearded bustard — bustard us tard (b[u^]s t[ e]rd), n. [OF. & Prov. F. bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird. Plin. 10, 22; proxim[ae] iis sunt, quas Hispania aves tardas appellat, Gr[ae]cia wti das. ] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Otis}.… …
25little bustard — bustard us tard (b[u^]s t[ e]rd), n. [OF. & Prov. F. bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird. Plin. 10, 22; proxim[ae] iis sunt, quas Hispania aves tardas appellat, Gr[ae]cia wti das. ] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Otis}.… …
26bustard quail. — See button quail. * * * …
27bustard quail — /ˈbʌstəd kweɪl/ (say bustuhd kwayl) noun → button quail …
28bustard quail — noun small quail like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains • Syn: ↑button quail, ↑button quail, ↑hemipode • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader •… …
29bustard quail. — See button quail …
30Great Bustard — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) …
