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houbara bustard

houbara bustard noun: chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.

houbara bustard: chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia
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Noun

houbara bustard (plural houbara bustards)

  1. Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.
    Synonyms:
    North African houbara

houbara bustard meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

houbara bustard in Hindi

Chlamydotis undulata
होबार hobār, तिल्लर tillar

houbara bustard in Arabic

Chlamydotis undulata
حُبَارَى ḥubārā

houbara bustard in Persian

Chlamydotis undulata
هوبره hubare, hubarre

Synonyms of houbara bustard

  • North African houbara

Forms of houbara bustard

pluralhoubara bustards
alternative formhubara

Origin of houbara bustard

In this spelling, from French houbara, and later also directly from Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā).

Questions about houbara bustard

What does houbara bustard mean?
Houbara bustard means chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.
What is houbara bustard in Hindi?
Houbara bustard in Hindi is होबार (hobār), तिल्लर (tillar). See Houbara bustard meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is houbara bustard?
Houbara bustard is a noun.
What is the plural of houbara bustard?
The plural of houbara bustard is houbara bustards.

Words near houbara bustard in the dictionary

  1. Hotzes
  2. hotṛ
  3. hotṛs
  4. Hou
  5. houbara
  6. houbara bustard
  7. houbara bustards
  8. houbaras
  9. Houbi
  10. Houchen
  11. Houchin

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