bustard

bus·tard  (bstrd)

n.

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

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[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

Noun

a bird with a long strong legs, a heavy body, a long neck, and speckled plumage

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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