bustard
noun/ˈbʌstəd/
/ˈbʌstərd/
- a large European bird that can run fastTopics Birdsc2Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps an Anglo-Norman French blend of Old French bistarde and oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda ‘slow bird’: the name is unexplained, as bustards are fast runners.
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