bus·tard

(bŭs′tərd)

Any of various large, long-legged Old World game birds of the family Otididae that nest on the ground and frequent dry grassy plains.

[Middle English, from blend of Old French bistarde and Old French oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda : avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots + tarda, feminine of tardus, slow.]

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bustard

(ˈbʌstəd)

(Animals) any terrestrial bird of the family Otididae, inhabiting open regions of the Old World: order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc). They have long strong legs, a heavy body, a long neck, and speckled plumage

[C15: from Old French bistarde, influenced by Old French oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda slow bird]

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bus•tard

(ˈbʌs tərd)

n.

any of various chiefly terrestrial birds of the family Otididae, of the Old World and Australia.

[1425–75; late Middle English, appar. b. Middle French bistarde and oustarde, both < Latin avis tarda literally, slow bird]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

bustard - large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes

wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

family Otididae, Otididae - bustards

great bustard, Otis tarda - largest European land bird

Choriotis australis, plain turkey - popular Australian game bird

Translations

outarde

trap

bustard

[ˈbʌstəd] N → avutarda f

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bustard

n → Trappe f

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We may imagine that the early progenitor of the ostrich had habits like those of a bustard, and that as natural selection increased in successive generations the size and weight of its body, its legs were used more, and its wings less, until they became incapable of flight.

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There were sparrow hawks, with white breasts, and kestrels, and down the slopes scampered, with their long legs, several fine fat bustards. I leave anyone to imagine the covetousness of the Canadian at the sight of this savoury game, and whether he did not regret having no gun.

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Then I saw that the birds were a flock of /pauw/ or bustards, and that they would pass within fifty yards of my head.

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Once a white-necked sea eagle soared screaming high over the traveller's head, and again a flock of brown bustards popped up from among the bracken, and blundered away in their clumsy fashion, half running, half flying, with strident cry and whirr of wings.

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Around 2,000 birds of the endangered houbara bustard species are being bred annually by the external natural protectorates office, a source at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has told local Arabic daily Arrayah.

Breeding centre keeps houbara bustards from extinction

LAHORE -- The Houbara Bustard Commission headed by Dr Pervez Hassan on Monday submitted a report and requested the Lahore High Court that the hunting of houbara bustard be banned till the next survey.

Ban on Houbara Bustard to be decided at next hearing: LHC

KARACHI -- The federal government has issued at least 12 special permits to the members of royal families of Gulf states to hunt the internationally protected migratory bird, houbara bustard, in Balochistan during the 2018-19 season.

Gulf royals allowed to hunt houbara bustards

"So much so, the unchecked exercise has endangered several rare species, mainly the houbara bustard, which is constantly being hunted by Arab royals despite opposition from both environmentalists and locals.The central government, which calls the issuance of hunting licenses to Arab royals a "cornerstone" of its Middle East policy, has recently issued fresh hunting licenses to several members of the royal families of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and others.

Migratory birds find new destination in Pakistan

LAHORE: As foreign tourists come to Pakistan with houbara bustard hunting season set to kick off, the Punjab government has already received $400,000 for hunting permits in Rahim Yar Khan.

Foreigners hand in $400,000 for bustard hunting in Pakistan's Punjab state

LAHORE -- The process of taking fees from the foreign hunters willing to hunt houbara bustard in Pakistan has been restored with an objective to use the revenue for the development of the remote areas.

Govt restores game fees for foreign hunters

Summary: Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Dec 03 (ANI): Balochistan authorities have issued a special permit to a Qatari prince allowing him to hunt the internationally-protected houbara bustard in the province.

Baloch govt allows Qatari prince to hunt houbara bustard