bustard
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbʌs.təd/ us/ˈbʌs.tɚd/
大鸨(奔跑速度快)
a large, heavy bird that can run fast across ground
Fewer than 30,000 bustards remain in Europe. 欧洲还剩下不到 30,000 只大鸨。
Great bustards resemble turkeys with longer bodies. 大鸨类似于身体较长的火鸡。
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- Bustards were hunted to extinction in Britain.
- Great bustards were considered a delicacy in the past.
- Several bustards were seen near the Cape.
- Great bustards are the heaviest flying birds in Europe.
- The steppes support around 65 per cent of the remaining worldwide bustard population.