buzzard
buz·zard
noun
2.
the common European short-winged hawk
Origin
From Middle English bosart, from Anglo-Norman buisart, from Old French busart, busard, a derivative ( + -ard) of Old French buison, buson (French buse), possibly from Latin būteō (“hawk”).
Phrases
- augur buzzard
- belled buzzard
- Buteo augur
- Buteo buteo
- buzzard bait
- Buzzards Bay
- common buzzard
- crested honey buzzard
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