Meanings
nounkori bustard (plural kori bustards)
plural kori bustards
- A species of bustard, Ardeotis kori, which is the largest flying bird native to Africa.
Origin
- Tswanakgori
- Englishkori bustard
The first element is from Tswana kgori.
More words from Tswana
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans gompou
- gompoularge bustard from Africa
Bulgarian африканска голяма дропла
- африканска голяма дропла (afrikanska goljama dropla)large bustard from Africa
French outarde kori
- outarde korilarge bustard from Africa
German Riesentrappe, Koritrappe
- Riesentrappelarge bustard from Africa
- Koritrappelarge bustard from Africa
Russian африка́нская больша́я дрофа́
- африка́нская больша́я дрофа́ (afrikánskaja bolʹšája drofá)large bustard from Africa
Swahili tandawala mkubwa
- tandawala mkubwalarge bustard from Africa
Zulu umngqithi
- umngqithilarge bustard from Africa
Cite this entry
APA
kori bustard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kori%20bustard
MLA
“kori bustard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kori%20bustard. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kori bustard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kori%20bustard.
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