- carrion buzzard
- noun
: an American vulture of the family Cathartidae
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Carrion buzzard — Carrion Car ri*on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. [1913 Webster] A prey for carrion kites. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Carrion beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buzzard — Buz zard (b[u^]z z[ e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus {Buteo} and related genera. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrion — Car ri*on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. [1913 Webster] A prey for carrion kites. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Carrion beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called {sexton… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrion beetle — Carrion Car ri*on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. [1913 Webster] A prey for carrion kites. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Carrion beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carrion crow — Carrion Car ri*on, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. [1913 Webster] A prey for carrion kites. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Carrion beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bald buzzard — Buzzard Buz zard (b[u^]z z[ e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus {Buteo} and related genera. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buzzard — /ˈbʌzəd / (say buzuhd) noun 1. → black breasted buzzard. 2. → red goshawk. 3. any of various more or less heavily built hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, as the common buzzard, B. buteo, a widespread Northern Hemisphere bird which… …
buzzard — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bird of prey, Buteo (Latin), turkey vulture, carrion eater; see bird 1 … English dictionary for students
carrion crow — noun American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard • Syn: ↑black vulture, ↑Coragyps atratus • Hypernyms: ↑New World vulture, ↑cathartid • Member Holonyms: ↑Coragyps, ↑genus … Useful english dictionary
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle — Buteo melanoleucus redirect here. This name is also the name that the Black and white Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus) was first described under; see below for details. Black chested Buzzard Eagle Adult male G. m. australis showing the… … Wikipedia
