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bustard

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bustard (noun)
  2. bustard quail (noun)
  3. great bustard (noun)
  4. kori bustard (noun)
  5. little bustard (noun)
  6. ruffed bustard (noun)

bus·tard

noun \ˈbəs-tərd\

Definition of BUSTARD

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

Origin of BUSTARD

Middle English, modification of Middle French bistarde, from Old Italian bistarda, from Latin avis tarda, literally, slow bird
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with BUSTARD

custard, mustard

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