Phrase guide

great bustard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the species Otis tarda, native to Iberia, but found at least seasonally in many parts of Eurasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

largest European land bird

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Otis tarda

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bustard

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pulë me mjekër — Otis tarda
  • Armenian: մեծ արոս (mec aros) — Otis tarda
  • Bulgarian: голяма дропла (goljama dropla) — Otis tarda
  • Dutch: grote trap — Otis tarda
  • Finnish: isotrappi — Otis tarda
  • French: outarde — Otis tarda
  • German: Großtrappe — Otis tarda
  • Italian: otarda — Otis tarda
  • Japanese: 野雁 (nogan) — Otis tarda
  • Kazakh: дуадақ (duadaq) — Otis tarda
  • Korean: 느시 (neusi) — Otis tarda
  • Kumyk: дувадакъ (duwadaq) — Otis tarda
  • Macedonian: дропла (dropla) — Otis tarda
  • Maltese: pitarrun — Otis tarda
  • Mongolian: тоодог (toodog) — Otis tarda
  • Persian: شواد (šavâd) — Otis tarda
  • Polish: drop zwyczajny — Otis tarda
  • Polish: drop wielki — Otis tarda
  • Romanian: dropie — Otis tarda
  • Swedish: stortrapp — Otis tarda
  • Turkish: toy — Otis tarda
  • Ottoman Turkish: بیوك طوی (büyük toy) — Otis tarda
  • Welsh: ceiliog y waun — Otis tarda
  • Welsh: ceiliog y gwerni — Otis tarda