bustard
Syllables: bus·tard/ˈbʌs.təd/US/ˈbʌs.tɚd/
bustard noun: 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.

Noun
bustard (plural bustards)
bustard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Persian
bustard in Hindi
- any of several birds of the family Otididae
- सोहन sohan, तिल्लर tillar, होबार hobār
bustard in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும், கொக்கு வரிசையில் சேர்க்கப்படும் பறவைவகை, வேகமாக ஓடக்கூடிய பேரினப் பறவைவகை
bustard in Arabic
- any of several birds of the family Otididae
- حُبَارَى ḥubārā
bustard in Persian
- any of several birds of the family Otididae
- هوبره hubare, چال čāl, تودره tudare, چرز čarz
More languagesFewer languages
- bustard in Vietnamese
- ô tác
Forms of bustard
| plural | bustards |
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Origin of bustard
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.
Words formed from bustard
- Arabian bustard
- Ardeotis arabs
- Australian bustard
- Ardeotis australis
- black-bellied bustard
- Lissotis melanogaster
- buff-crested bustard
- Lophotis gindiana
- bustard quail
- Denham's bustard
- Neotis denhami
- great bustard
- Otis tarda
- great Indian bustard
- Ardeotis nigriceps
- Hartlaub's bustard
- Lissotis hartlaubii
- Heuglin's bustard
- Neotis heuglinii
- houbara bustard
- Chlamydotis undulata
- kori bustard
- Ardeotis kori
- little brown bustard
- Eupodotis humilis
- little bustard
- Tetrax tetrax
- Ludwig's bustard
- Neotis ludwigii
- MacQueen's bustard
- Chlamydotis macqueenii
- Nubian bustard
- Neotis nuba
- Savile's bustard
- Lophotis savilei
- white-bellied bustard
- Eupodotis senegalensis
Phrases with bustard
Questions about bustard
- What does bustard mean?
- Bustard means 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.
- What is bustard in Hindi?
- Bustard in Hindi is सोहन (sohan), तिल्लर (tillar), होबार (hobār). See Bustard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bustard?
- Bustard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bustard?
- Bustard is pronounced /ˈbʌs.təd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bustard?
- The plural of bustard is bustards.
Words near bustard in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bustard (page history and authors); bustard (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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