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bustard

noun

  1. bird
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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.

  1. 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.
  2. bastard

    That bustard tried to conquer the world!