bustard
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʌs.təd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʌs.tɚd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: bus‧tard
Noun edit
bustard (plural bustards)
- Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
Derived terms edit
- 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
Translations edit
any of several birds of the family Otididae
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Further reading edit
- Otididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Otididae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bustard, from Old French bistarde.
Noun edit
bustard m (genitive singular bustaird, nominative plural bustaird)
Declension edit
Declension of bustard
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- ar bustard (“in the lurch”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bustard | bhustard | mbustard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bustard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN