bustard

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bustarde, from an Anglo-Norman blend of Old French bistarde and oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda (“slow bird”), which is a misnomer as bustards are fast runners. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʌs.təd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʌs.tɚd/ Hyphenation: bus‧tard === Noun === bustard (plural bustards) Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World. (euphemistic, slang) bastard ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Otididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Otididae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === basturd == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bustard, from Old French bistarde. === Noun === bustard m (genitive singular bustaird, nominative plural bustaird) bustard ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ar bustard (“in the lurch”) === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bustard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN