rough-legged hawk

rough-legged hawk
noun
large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
Syn: ↑roughleg, ↑Buteo lagopus
Hypernyms: ↑hawk
Member Holonyms: ↑Buteo, ↑genus Buteo

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)-\ noun or roughleg \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\
: any of several large heavily built hawks of the genus Buteo (as the European B. lagopus) that are closely related to the true buzzards but have the tarsus feathered to the base of the toes, feed chiefly on rodents (as mice), and are beneficial to the farmer — see ferruginous roughleg

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/ruf"leg'id, -legd'/
a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
[1805-15, Amer.]

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  • rough-legged hawk — ☆ rough legged hawk [ruf′leg΄id ] n. a large hawk (Buteo lagopus) having legs covered with feathers to the base of the toes …   English World dictionary

  • rough-legged hawk — Roughleg Rough leg , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus {Archibuteo}, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also {rough legged hawk}, and {rough legged buzzard}. [1913 Webster] Note: The best known… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rough-legged hawk — rough′ leg ged hawk′ n. orn a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, with feathered legs and a white tail with a broad black band • Etymology: 1805–15, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • rough-legged hawk — noun Date: 1811 a large circumpolar arctic hawk (Buteo lagopus) that winters southward and typically has a white tail with a wide black band or bands at the tip …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rough-legged hawk — /ruf leg id, legd / a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Rough-legged — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the legs covered with feathers; said of a bird. [1913 Webster] {rough legged hawk}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Roughleg}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rough-legged Buzzard — Taxobox name = Rough legged Buzzard status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Buteo species = B. lagopus binomial = Buteo lagopus binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • rough-legged buzzard — Roughleg Rough leg , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus {Archibuteo}, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also {rough legged hawk}, and {rough legged buzzard}. [1913 Webster] Note: The best known… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rough-legged buzzard — noun (Buteo lagopus), a medium large bird of prey Syn: rough legged hawk …   Wiktionary

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