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单词 bustard
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bus•tard  (bustərd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several large, chiefly terrestrial and ground-running birds of the family Otididae, of the Old World and Australia, related to the cranes.
  • Latin avis tarda (Pliny) literally, slow bird, though tarda may be a non-Latin word, taken erroneously as feminine of tardus
  • late Middle English, apparently blend of, blended Middle French bistarde (Old Italian bistarda) and Middle French oustarde, both 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bustard /ˈbʌstəd/ n
  1. any terrestrial bird of the family Otididae, inhabiting open regions of the Old World: order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc). They have long strong legs, a heavy body, a long neck, and speckled plumage
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French bistarde, influenced by Old French oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda slow bird
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