bustard

English - Turkish

Definition of bustard in English Turkish dictionary

toy kuşu

(isim) toy kuşu

toy

Related Terms

great bustard

toy

great bustard

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) büyük toy

great bustard

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) toy kuşu

little bustard

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) mezgerdek

little bustard

mezgeldek

little bustard

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) küçük toy

English - English

Definition of bustard in English English dictionary

Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otidae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World

{n} a bird, a kind of wild turky

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

Any of various large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World

{i} type of large terrestrial birds

Any of about 23 species of medium-sized to large game birds in the family Otididae, related to the cranes and rails in the order Gruiformes. Bustards are found in Africa, southern Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. A tall running bird, they have long legs, a compact body carried in a horizontal position, and an erect neck placed forward of the legs. The best-known species is the great bustard (Otis tarda), the largest European land bird. Males of this species weigh as much as 31 lbs (14 kg) and reach lengths of 4 ft (1.2 m), with 8-ft (2.4-m) wingspreads

A bird of the genus Otis

Related Terms

great bustard

largest European land bird

Hyphenation

bus·tard

Turkish pronunciation

bʌstırd

Pronunciation

/ˈbəstərd/ /ˈbʌstɜrd/

Etymology

[ b&s-t&rd ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, modification of Middle French bistarde, from Old Italian bistarda, from Latin avis tarda, literally, slow bird.