bustard
Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes…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.
» The kori bustard is the world's heaviest flying bird.
Die Riesentrappe ist der schwerste flugfähige Vogel der Welt.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
Trappe
дрофа́drofá
(euphemistic, slang)Bastard
That bustard tried to conquer the world!
- large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
Examples
4 sentencesThe kori bustard is the world's heaviest flying bird.
deDie Riesentrappe ist der schwerste flugfähige Vogel der Welt.
The great bustard is Europe's heaviest flying bird.
deDie Großtrappe ist der schwerste flugfähige Vogel Europas.
The Great Bustard is the heaviest of all flying birds.
The pheasant, the bustard, the deaf wild peacock, the moorhen, the partridge, the woodcock and the thrush are said to be delicacies.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bustarde, from an Anglo-Norman blend of Old French bistarde and oustarFrom 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.
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