bustard

/'bʌstəd/

Thân thiện

A great bustard struts across a grassy plain.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large, heavy-bodied, chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful, swift flight. Although classified with wading birds, it frequents grassy steppes and open plains.

Usage

• The word "bustard" is a countable noun. It refers to a specific type of bird belonging to the family Otididae.
• It is typically used in ornithological, zoological, and hunting contexts to describe these large ground-dwelling birds.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The great bustard is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world.
  • Conservationists are working to protect the habitat of the endangered bustard.
  • We spotted a flock of bustards on the open savanna.

Advanced Usage

• "To go bustarding": An archaic or specialized term for hunting bustards.
  • In the 19th century, gentlemen would go bustarding on the European plains.

Variants and Related Words

• Great bustard (): The largest species of bustard.
• Houbara bustard (): A species found in arid regions.
• Florican: A term for certain smaller bustard species, particularly in South Asia (e.g., the Bengal florican).

Synonyms

• None direct: There are no perfect single-word synonyms. Descriptive phrases like "large terrestrial game bird" or references to specific species (e.g., "great bustard") are used.

Related Phrases

• Bustard quail: This is a separate, unrelated bird (the buttonquail) and is not a type of bustard. It is listed here to avoid confusion, as the name can be misleading.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms in standard English that feature the word "bustard."

Học thuật

Noun

1. large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes