BUSTARD


Meaning of BUSTARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbəs-tərd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, modification of Middle French bistarde, from Old Italian bistarda, from Latin avis tarda, literally, slow bird

Date: 15th century

: any of a family (Otididae) of large chiefly terrestrial Old World and Australian game birds

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