Bustard definition

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Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
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Any of a family (Otididae) of large, heavy, long-legged gruiform birds of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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Noun

Singular:
bustard
Plural:
bustards

Origin of bustard

  • From Old French bistarde

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Bustard Sentence Examples

  • The heaviest bird to fly is the kori bustard which can weigh as much as 18kg.

  • Among game birds are three varieties of bustard, guinea fowl, partridges, sand grouse and wild geese.

  • Among the birds are the vulture, eagle, falcon, buzzard, kite, lark, nightingale, heron, stork and bustard.

  • The ostrich is found in the Marico and Limpopo districts, and more rarely elsewhere; the great kori bustard and the koorhaan are common.

  • The great kori bustard, the koorhan, turkey buzzards (known as insingisi), wild duck, and paauw are among the game birds.

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