释义 |
rough-legged hawk in American English (ˈrʌfˌlɛgɪd) US a large hawk (Buteo lagopus) having legs covered with feathers to the base of the toes rough-legged hawk in American English (ˈrʌfˌleɡɪd, -ˌleɡd) nouna large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents Word origin [1805–15, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, diminishing returns, one-sided, polarization |