单词 | buteo |
释义 | buteon. Any of several hawks or buzzards of the genus Buteo (family Accipitridae) of medium to fairly large birds of prey with a sturdy build and broad wings, the most common of which are the common buzzard of the Old World ( B. buteo) and the red-tailed hawk of North America ( B. jamaicensis). Also (in form Buteo) the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of villain1481 Lentiner1575 make-falcon1575 make-hawk1575 bockerel1653 waskite1655 hack hawk1686 bawrel1706 buzzardet1785 nankeen hawk1827 buteo1848 rook hawk1855 kite-eagle1883 star buzzard1884 1848 J. Gould Introd. Birds Austral. 21 Several species of the genus Buteo are dispersed over the great continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America, but only one has yet been discovered in Australia. 1879 Oölogist Feb. 51/1 On the 29th of April, 1878, 1 found the nest of this bird in a small hemlock tree, and as it was the only nest of a Buteo I had ever found in a hemlock, I thought it worthy of notice. 1913 Wilson Bull. 25 11 A Buteo and Accipiter were seen in the swamp east of the village on October 10. 1964 M. L. Grossman & J. Hamlet Birds of Prey of World 262/2 Buteos undoubtedly do breed in young plumages even though they may not be fully mature until the second, third, or fourth year. 2002 High Country News 1 Apr. 2/4 Dost thou thinketh I sit around in the open like a stupid buteo, where every dumb redneck with a .223 can take a pop at me? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1848 |
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