Meanings
nounhoubara bustard (plural houbara bustards)
plural houbara bustards · alternative hubara
- Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.
Synonyms: North African houbara
Synonyms & antonyms
nounChlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.
Similar
North African houbara
Origin
- Arabicحُبَارَى
- Frenchhoubara
- Englishhoubara bustard
In this spelling, from French houbara, and later also directly from Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā).
More words from French, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حُبَارَى
- حُبَارَى (ḥubārā)Chlamydotis undulata
Bulgarian хубара
- хубара (hubara)Chlamydotis undulata
Dutch kraagtrap
- kraagtrapChlamydotis undulata
French houbara
- houbaraChlamydotis undulata
German Hubara
- HubaraChlamydotis undulata
Greek χλαμυδωτίδα της Σαχάρας
- χλαμυδωτίδα της Σαχάρας (chlamydotída tis Sacháras)Chlamydotis undulata
Hindi होबार, तिल्लर
- होबार (hobār)Chlamydotis undulata
- तिल्लर (tillar)Chlamydotis undulata
Persian هوبره
- هوبره (hubare, hubarre)Chlamydotis undulata
Polish hubara
- hubaraChlamydotis undulata
Spanish hubara
- hubaraChlamydotis undulata
Cite this entry
APA
houbara bustard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houbara%20bustard
MLA
“houbara bustard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houbara%20bustard. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “houbara bustard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houbara%20bustard.
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