kori, noun
/ˈkɔːri/
- Forms:
- Also khori.
- Origin:
- Setswana
In full kori bustard: the very large bustard Ardeotis kori of the Otididae, greyish-brown in colour, with neck and breast finely barred in black and white; bush -, wild pou, see pou sense 2; gompou; gumpaauw; pou sense 1 a.
1822 W.J. Burchell Trav. I. 393We shot a large bird of the bustard kind...The present species, which is called Kori in the Sichuana language, measured, in extent of wing, not less than seven feet...A representation of the head of the Kori Bustard..is given at the end of this chapter.
1991 Best of S. Afr. Short Stories (Reader’s Digest Assoc.) 11Another game bird favoured by hunters in the Karoo..was the kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), often called the gompou or paauw.
In full kori bustard:the very large bustard Ardeotis kori of the Otididae, greyish-brown in colour, with neck and breast finely barred in black and white; bush -, wild pou, see pou sense 2; gompou; gumpaauw; pou sense 1 a.
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