Otididae

plural noun

Otid·​i·​dae

ōˈtidəˌdē

: a family of Old World birds comprising the bustards and constituting the suborder Otides, being of the order Gruiformes, and formerly classed with the Charadriiformes

otidiform

⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌfȯrm

adjective

otidine

ˈōtəˌdēn

-də̇n

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Otid-, Otis, type genus + -idae

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