- rough-leg|ged hawk
- rough-leg|ged hawk «RUHF LEHG ihd»,a North American hawk with plumage which varies from brown and white to a melanistic phase.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rough-leg|ged hawk
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rough-leggedhawk — rough leg·ged hawk (rŭfʹlĕg ĭd) n. An Arctic hawk (Buteo lagopus) that has dark plumage and whitish feathers covering the legs and feeds mainly on small rodents. * * * … Universalium
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
