buteo

bu·te·o  (byt-)

n. pl. bu·te·os

Any of various broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo.

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[Latin bte, a kind of hawk or falcon.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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Buteo - broad-winged soaring hawks           genus Buteo bird genus - a genus of birds Accipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles buteonine - any hawk of the genus Buteo Buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail - dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail Buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg - large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers Buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk - North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders Buteo buteo, buzzard - the common European short-winged hawk