outarde

noun

ou·​tarde

üˈtärd

plural -s

: canada goose

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French, from French, bustard, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin austarda, from Latin avis tarda, literally, slow bird, from avis bird + tarda, feminine of tardus slow

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