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bustard

/ˈbʌs.tɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
bus-tard
IPA
/ˈbʌs.tɚd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

bastard

Slang

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bustarde, -, bistarde, avis tarda

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʌs.tɚd/
  • British English: /ˈbʌs.təd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bustards (plural)

Phrases

Arabian bustard Ardeotis arabs Australian bustard Ardeotis australis black-bellied bustard Lissotis melanogaster buff-crested bustard Lophotis gindiana

Rhymes With

mustard custard mustered clustered flustered

Questions

How do you pronounce bustard?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌs.tɚd/.
What does bustard mean?
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.
Where does bustard come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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