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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.

bustard: any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit...
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Noun

bustard (plural bustards)

  1. 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.
  2. (euphemistic, slang) bastard
    • That bustard tried to conquer the world!

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

pluralbustards

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

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

  1. Bustamantes
  2. Bustamente
  3. bustamite
  4. bustangee
  5. bustangees
  6. bustard
  7. bustard quail
  8. bustard quails
  9. bustards
  10. bustas
  11. bustaurant

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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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