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houbara /huːˈbɑːrə /(also houbara bustard) nounA bustard of arid open country and semi-desert, found from the Canary Islands to central Asia and threatened by hunting.- Chlamydotis undulata, family Otidae.
Superbly adapted to arid environments, wild houbaras do not need to drink water but manage to get all the moisture they need from their food....- Her foxiness must have left a lasting impression on the young houbaras, because significantly more birds in the ‘trained’ group survived.
- The captive-bred houbaras missed out on these lessons, and many paid the price.
Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Arabic ḥubārā. |