单词 | bustard |
释义 | bustard (once / 14665 pages) n WORD FAMILY bustard: bustards USAGE EXAMPLESThe hunting of houbara bustards is banned in most countries, including Pakistan. BBC(Dec 13, 2016) In Pakistan, this rare variety of bustard is considered an endangered species, and hunting it is banned in some regions. Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016) The hunters' prey was the Asian houbara bustard, akin to a small turkey. BBC(Apr 06, 2016) n large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes Hypo|Hyper Otis tarda, great bustard largest European land bird Choriotis australis, plain turkeypopular Australian game bird wader, wading bird any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food |
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