bustard

名词 n.
/ˈbʌs.təd/    /ˈbʌs.tɚd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. bastard euphemistic,slang
    — That bustard tried to conquer the world!

词形变化

bustards plural

词源

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.
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