bustard
noun
- bird
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbʌs.təd/ / /ˈbʌs.tɚd/
noun
Etymology: 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.
- 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.
- bastard
“That bustard tried to conquer the world!”