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thih9 on Sept 25, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: ‘Mind-boggling’ sea creature identified as digenea...

There is a bird called “Little bustard” [1] and more [2].

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_bustard

[2]: https://www.boredpanda.com/bird-species-silly-names/

denton-scratch on Sept 25, 2023 [–]

"Bustard" is apparently from Latin avis tarda, meaning "slow or deliberate bird".

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