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houbara bustard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.

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History

Etymology

In this spelling, from French houbara, and later also directly from Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حُبَارَى (ḥubārā) — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Bulgarian: хубара (hubara) — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Dutch: kraagtrap — Chlamydotis undulata
  • French: houbara — Chlamydotis undulata
  • German: Hubara — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Greek: χλαμυδωτίδα της Σαχάρας (chlamydotída tis Sacháras) — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Hindi: होबार (hobār) — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Hindi: तिल्लर (tillar) — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Persian: هوبره (hubare, hubarre) — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Polish: hubara — Chlamydotis undulata
  • Spanish: hubara — Chlamydotis undulata