bustard
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bustard
- /ˈbʌs.təd/ UK
- /ˈbʌs.tɚd/ US
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From Middle English bustarde, from an Anglo-Norman blend of Old French bistarde and oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda (“slow bird”), which is a misnomer as bustards are fast runners.
noun bustards
- Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
- bastard That bustard tried to conquer the world!
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Talk about this word "bustard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bustard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bustard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bustard "bustard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bustard.Cite this
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title = {bustard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bustard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
