Definitions for "bustard"
A bird of the genus Otis.
Any uncooperative bird (as in "Gerroutathatbush, ya bustard!"). Some birders names tend to crudify the birds (cf 'screwer', 'phallus'), but this one goes in the opposite direction.
A name given by early French explorers and missionaries to a large water bird, probably the Canada goose ( Branta canadensis).
Motif symbolizing protection and happiness frequently used by a Turkoman and Persian weavers. It may be in the form of a ‘V' or in the shape of an anchor.