bustard

n. 大鸨

发音

UK /ˈbʌs.təd/
其它
US /ˈbʌs.tɚd/

词形变化

bustards 复数 bustards

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    鸨

  2. 2.

    bastard

    委婉 俚语

    That bustard tried to conquer the world!

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

wader wading bird

下位词 1

great bustard

相关短语

bustard quail 棕三趾鹑 bustard quails little bustard 小鸨 great bustard 大鸨 houbara bustard kori bustard

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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