little bustard

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little bustard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  bustard \bus"tard\ (b[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [OF. & Prov. F.
     bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird.
     --Plin. 10, 22; "proxim[ae] iis sunt, quas Hispania aves
     tardas appellat, Gr[ae]cia 'wti`das."] (Zool.)
     A bird of the genus Otis.
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     Note: The great or bearded bustard (Otis tarda) is the
           largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate
           regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in
           Great Britain. The little bustard (Otis tetrax)
           inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species
           are known in Asia and Africa.
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