Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
Origin
From Middle English bustarde, from an Anglo-Norman blend of Old French bistarde and oustarde, both from Latin avis tarda ("slow bird"), which is actually contradictory as bustards are fast runners.
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