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ˈbʌs tərdbus·tard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bustardnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. bustardnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bustardnoun

    A wild turkey.

    Etymology: bistarde, Fr.

    His sacrifices were phenicopters, peacocks, bustards, turkeys, pheasant; and all these were daily offered. George Hakewill.

Wikipedia

  1. Bustard

    Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and on the steppes of the Old World. They range in length from 40 to 150 cm (16 to 59 in). They make up the family Otididae (, formerly known as Otidae). Bustards are omnivorous and opportunistic, eating leaves, buds, seeds, fruit, small vertebrates, and invertebrates. There are 26 species currently recognised.

ChatGPT

  1. bustard

    A bustard is a large, terrestrial bird native to dry grasslands and open habitats. They belong to the family Otididae, known for their significant size, long legs and neck, and their strong and varied ability to fly. The males are usually larger than the females and may have elaborate courtship behaviors. Some well-known species include the Great Bustard and the Kori Bustard.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bustardnoun

    a bird of the genus Otis

Wikidata

  1. Bustard

    Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large and highly terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They range in length from 40 to 150 cm. They make up the family Otididae. Bustards are omnivorous and opportunistic.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bustard

    bus′tard, n. a genus of birds, sometimes made the type of a large family, usually ranked in the order of marsh birds like the cranes. [Fr. bistard, corr. from L. avis tarda, slow bird.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BUSTARD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bustard is ranked #59171 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Bustard surname appeared 342 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bustard.

    94.4% or 323 total occurrences were White.
    2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bustard in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bustard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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