/ Dictionary / Index B bustard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bus•tard Pronunciation: (bus'turd), [key] — n. any of several large, chiefly terrestrial and ground-running birds of the family Otididae, of the Old World and Australia, related to the cranes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bustard (Thesaurus) Bustamante bustard quail Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language