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- Any of various large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Bus"tard (bŭs"t&etilde;rd), n. [OF. &
Prov. F. bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda,
lit., slow bird. Plin. 10, 22; "proximæ iis sunt, quas
Hispania aves tardas appellat, Græcia 'wti`das."]
(Zoöl.) A bird of the genus Otis.
&fist; The great or bearded bustard (Otis tarda) is
the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of
Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The little
bustard (O. tetrax) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many
other species are known in Asia and Africa.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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