Florican

Alternative forms

• florikin

Full definition of florican

Noun

1. Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.
• 1983, Bustard Studies: Journal of the ICBP Bustard Group, Issues 1-5, page 188,The are two reasons to believe the figure of 362 might be an underestimate: first, not all floricans were seen on each vidi and, second, male floricans were found in other habitats, including cultivated land.

Hypernyms

• (bird in the bustard family) bustard, otidid

Derived terms

• Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
• lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus)

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