Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A family of pressirostral grallatorial birds, typified by the genus Otis; the bustards.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A family of birds related to the cranes, most of which are large and ground-running, and comprising the bustards.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Otidiformes — thebustards .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bustards
Etymologies
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Examples
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Guinea-fowl (Numididae), bustards (Otididae), hornbills (Bucerotidae) and francolins Francolinus sp. are found throughout the park, and raptors such as vultures (Accipitridae), fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus, and Gobar goshawk Melieraz gabar are also common.
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Hunting of waterfowl and gamebirds such as bustards (Otididae spp.) is intense.
Middle East steppe 2008
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The structure of this pouch -- the existence of which in some examples has been well established -- is, however, variable; and though there is reason to believe that in one form or another it is more or less common to several exotic species of the family _Otididae_, it would seem to be as inconstant in its occurrence as in its capacity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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