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Webster 1913 Edition
bustard
bus′tard
(bŭs′tẽrd)
, Noun.
[OF. & Prov. F.
bistarde
, F. outarde
, from L. avis tarda
, lit., slow bird. Plin. 10, 22
; “proximæ iis sunt, quas Hispania aves tardas
appellat, Græcia ὠτίδας
.”] (Zool.)
A bird of the genus
Otis
. ☞ The great or
bearded bustard
(Otis tarda
) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The little bustard
(Otis tetrax
) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa. Webster 1828 Edition
Bustard
BUST'ARD
,Noun.
Definition 2024
bustard
bustard
English
kori bustard, Ardeotis kori
Noun
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
Terms derived from bustard
Translations
any of several birds of the family Otididae
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Irish
Etymology
Borrowing from English bustard, from Old French [Term?].
Noun
bustard m (genitive singular bustaird, nominative plural bustaird)
Declension
Declension of bustard
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar bustard (“in the lurch”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "bustard" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.