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houbara
[ hoo-bahr-uh ]
noun
- a bustard, Chlamydotis undulata, of northern Africa and western Asia, having long black and white plumes on each side of the neck.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of houbara1
First recorded in 1820–30, houbara is from the Arabic word hubārā
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Example Sentences
It is rather less than the tghdr (houbara)1802; the cocks back is like the tghdrs, and its breast is black.
From Project Gutenberg
Sypheotis bengalensis and S. aurita, which are both smaller than Otis houbara (tghdr).
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