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Bustard   Listen
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bustard  n.  (Zool.) A bird of the genus Otis. Note: The great or bearded bustard (Otis tarda) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The little bustard (Otis tetrax) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa.





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"Bustard" Quotes from Famous Books



... stretch, thick-starr'd With saffron and the yellow hollyhock And flag-leaved iris-flowers. Sitting in his cart He makes his meal; before him, for long miles, Alive with bright green lizards, And the springing bustard-fowl, The track, a straight black line, Furrows the rich soil; here and there Clusters of lonely mounds Topp'd with rough-hewn, Grey, rain-blear'd statues, ...
— Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold • Matthew Arnold


Words linked to "Bustard" :   family Otididae, wading bird, bustard quail, Otis tarda, Choriotis australis, great bustard, Otididae, plain turkey, wader


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