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rough-legged hawk

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rough-leg·ged hawk  (rflgd)
n.
An Arctic hawk (Buteo lagopus) that has dark plumage and whitish feathers covering the legs and feeds mainly on small rodents.
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Noun1.rough-legged hawk - large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmersrough-legged hawk - large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
Buteo lagopus, roughleg
hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Buteo, genus Buteo - broad-winged soaring hawks
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