About The Word Buzzard
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Buzzard
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What's The Definition Of Buzzard?
[n] the common European short-winged hawk
[n] common in South and Central America and southern United States Synonyms | Synonyms for Buzzard: Buteo buteo | Cathartes aura | turkey buzzard | turkey vulture Related Terms | Find terms related to Buzzard: See Also | Buteo | Cathartes | cathartid | genus Buteo | genus Cathartes | hawk | New World vulture Buzzard In Webster's Dictionary \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
the genus {Buteo} and related genera.
Note: The {Buteo vulgaris} is the common buzzard of Europe.
The American species (of which the most common are {B.
borealis}, {B. Pennsylvanicus}, and {B. lineatus}) are
usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard,
or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis apivorus}) feeds on
bees and their larv[ae], with other insects, and
reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is {Circus
[ae]ruginosus}. See {Turkey buzzard}, and {Carrion
buzzard}.
{Bald buzzard}, the fishhawk or osprey. See {Fishhawk}.
2. A blockhead; a dunce.
It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
buzzard. --Goldsmith.
\Buz"zard\, a. Senseless; stupid. [R. & Obs.] --Milton. |
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