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Otididae

Otididae

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Large ground birds like bustards that live in open grasslands in Africa and Eurasia
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Birdwatchers often seek sightings of the various species within the Otididae family during their travels across savannas and grasslands.

Examples

  • Scientists classify the African and Eurasian bustards under the Otididae family due to their similar characteristics and behaviors.

  • The kori bustard is one of the largest members of the Otididae family, known for its impressive size and ground-dwelling habits.

  • Male agility also predicted SSD in bustards (Otididae), independent from the influence of mating competition (Raihani et al. 2006).

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

bustard
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A large bird with a very heavy body that lives in open fields and flies despite its weight

refers to the scientific family grouping of those large terrestrial birds
family Otididae
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Large ground birds called bustards that live in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia

is the scientific family term for these large terrestrial birds found across the Old World

Compounds

family Otididae
  • Specialized
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Large ground birds called bustards that live in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia

Surface Forms

Otididae singular
Otididaes plural

Etymology

Otididae comes from the ancient Greek word otis, which means 'bustard', plus the scientific ending -idae, which means 'family'. So Otididae is the family of large ground birds called bustards.