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The earliest known use of the noun bustard is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for bustard is from before 1475, in the writing of John Russell, author or compiler of a manual of household practices.
bustard. noun [ C ] uk / ˈbʌs.təd / us / ˈbʌs.tɚd /. Add to word list. a large, heavy bird that can run fast across ground: Fewer than 30,000 bustards remain in Europe. Great bustards resemble turkeys with longer bodies. Fewer examples.
noun. /ˈbʌstərd/ a large European bird that can run fast. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. See bustard in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: bustard.
Definition of bustard in the English dictionary. The definition of bustard in the dictionary is any terrestrial bird of the family Otididae, inhabiting open regions of the Old World: order Gruiformes. They have long strong legs, a heavy body, a long neck, and speckled plumage.
The earliest known use of the noun great bustard is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for great bustard is from 1776, in the writing of Thomas Pennant, naturalist, traveller, and writer. great bustard is formed within English, by compounding.
bustard in British English. (ˈbʌstəd ) noun. 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. Collins English Dictionary.
noun. large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes. see more.
