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 [ˈbʌzəd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) See honey buzzard Compare turkey buzzard

2. a mean or cantankerous person

[from Old French buisard, variant of buison buzzard, from Latin būteō hawk, falcon]

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 f ratonera (US) → buitre m, gallinazo m (LAm), zopilote m (CAm, Mex)

buzzard [ˈbʌzə^rd] n → buse f

buzzard

n → Bussard m

buzzard [ˈbʌzəd] n → poiana