great bustard

noun

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

Similar
Otis tarda

Meanings

noungreat bustard (plural great bustards)

plural great bustards

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlargest European land bird

Similar
Otis tarda
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian голяма дропла
  • голяма дропла (goljama dropla)Otis tarda
Dutch grote trap
  • grote trapOtis tarda
Finnish isotrappi
  • isotrappiOtis tarda
French outarde
  • outardeOtis tarda
German Großtrappe
  • GroßtrappeOtis tarda
Italian otarda
  • otardaOtis tarda
Japanese 野雁
  • 野雁 (nogan)Otis tarda
Korean 느시
  • 느시 (neusi)Otis tarda
Persian شواد
  • شواد (šavâd)Otis tarda
Polish drop zwyczajny, drop wielki
  • drop zwyczajnyOtis tarda
  • drop wielkiOtis tarda
Romanian dropie
  • dropieOtis tarda
Swedish stortrapp
  • stortrappOtis tarda
Turkish toy
  • toyOtis tarda
Welsh ceiliog y waun, ceiliog y gwerni
  • ceiliog y waunOtis tarda
  • ceiliog y gwerniOtis tarda
Cite this entry
APA

great bustard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20bustard

MLA

“great bustard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20bustard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great bustard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20bustard.

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