houbara bustard

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Etymology

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

Noun

houbara bustard (plural houbara bustards)

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

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