buzzard

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.

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

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buzzard

Noun

a bird of prey with broad wings and tail and a soaring flight [Latin buteo hawk]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buzzard - a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States Cathartes aura, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture 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.	buzzard - the common European short-winged hawk Buteo buteo 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] n → buse f

buzzard [ˈbʌzəd] n → Bussard m

buzzard [ˈbʌzəd] n → poiana