BUSTARD


Meaning of BUSTARD in English

/ ˈbʌstəd; NAmE ˈbʌstərd/ noun

a large European bird that can run fast

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: perhaps an Anglo-Norman French blend of Old French bistarde and oustarde , both from Latin avis tarda slow bird: the name is unexplained, as bustards are fast runners.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.