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Definition of bustard noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bustard

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/ˈbʌstəd/
 
/ˈbʌstərd/
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  1. a large European bird that can run fastTopics Birdsc2
    Word 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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