houbara

noun

hou·​ba·​ra

hüˈbärə

plural -s

: a bustard (Chlamydotis undulata synonym Houbara undulata) of northern Africa or its eastern form (C. u. macqueenii) found in Persia, India, and sometimes in England

called also ruffed bustard

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ḥubārā bustard

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