\Bus"tard\ (b[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [OF. & Prov. F.
bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird.
--Plin. 10, 22; ``proxim[ae] iis sunt, quas Hispania aves
tardas appellat, Gr[ae]cia 'wti`das.''] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the genus {Otis}.
Note: The great or {bearded bustard} ({Otis tarda}) is the
      largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate
      regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in
      Great Britain. The {little bustard} ({O. tetrax})
      inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species
      are known in Asia and Africa.