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buzzard
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buz·zard  (bzrd)
n.
1. Any of various North American vultures, such as the turkey vulture.
2. Chiefly British A hawk of the genus Buteo, having broad wings and a broad tail.
3. An avaricious or otherwise unpleasant person.

[Middle English busard, hawk of the genus Buteo, from Old French, from Latin bte.]

buzzard
Noun
a bird of prey with broad wings and tail and a soaring flight [Latin buteo hawk]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.buzzardbuzzard - a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
cathartid, New World vulture - large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
Cathartes, genus Cathartes - type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
2.buzzardbuzzard - the common European short-winged hawk
hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Buteo, genus Buteo - broad-winged soaring hawks
Translations
buzzard [ˈbʌzəd] n (BRIT) → águila ratonera;
(US) → buitre m; gallinazo (LAM)
buzzard [ˈbʌzəd] nbuse f
buzzard [ˈbʌzəd] nBussard m
buzzard [ˈbʌzəd] npoiana


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