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buz·zard B0587800 (bŭz′ərd)n.1. Any of various North American vultures, such as the turkey vulture.2. Chiefly British A hawk of the genus Buteo, having broad wings and a broad tail.3. An avaricious or otherwise unpleasant person. [Middle English busard, hawk of the genus Buteo, from Old French, from Latin būteō.]buzzard (ˈbʌzəd) n1. (Animals) any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc). Compare honey buzzard, turkey buzzard2. a mean or cantankerous person[C13: from Old French buisard, variant of buison buzzard, from Latin būteō hawk, falcon]buz•zard (ˈbʌz ərd) n. 1. any of several broad-winged Old World hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, esp. B. buteo, of Eurasia. 2. any of several New World vultures, esp. the turkey vulture. 3. a cantankerous or grasping person. [1250–1300; Middle English busard < Old French, variant of buisard, derivative of buis(on) buzzard (< Latin būteōnem, acc. of būteō; see buteo)] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | buzzard - a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United StatesCathartes aura, turkey buzzard, turkey vulturecathartid, New World vulture - large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vulturesCathartes, genus Cathartes - type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures | | 2. | buzzard - the common European short-winged hawkButeo buteohawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tailButeo, genus Buteo - broad-winged soaring hawks | Translationsbuzzard
between hawk and buzzardCaught between two extremes or two factions. The settlers on the border of the two warring states found themselves caught between hawk and buzzard.See also: and, between, buzzard, hawkbuzzard meatSomeone or something that is dead or obsolete. If my brother catches us messing with his stuff, we'll be buzzard meat!See also: buzzard, meatbuzzard n. an old man; a mean old man. (Especially with old.) Some old buzzard is at the door asking for Mary Wilson. buzzard meat n. someone or something that is dead or outdated. If you don’t watch out, you’re going to become buzzard meat! See also: buzzard, meatbuzzard
buzzard, common name for hawkshawk, name generally applied to the smaller members of the Accipitridae, a heterogeneous family of diurnal birds of prey, such as the eagle, the kite, and the Old World vulture. ..... Click the link for more information. of the genus Buteo and for the honey buzzardshoney buzzard, common name for several medium-sized, buzzardlike hawks (genus Pernis) of Eurasia and Africa. The European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus, is predominantly reddish brown, and its tail is marked by three lateral brown bands, though its color varies. ..... Click the link for more information. of the genus Pernis, of the Old World family Accipitridae. The name buzzard is also incorrectly applied to various hawks and New World vulturesvulture, common name for large birds of prey of temperate and tropical regions. The Old World vultures (family Accipitridae) are allied to hawks and eagles; the more ancient American vultures and condors are of a different family (Cathartidae) with distant links to storks and ..... Click the link for more information. , such as the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) and the black vulture (Coragyps atratus) of the family Cathartidae. Buzzards are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata , phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals. ..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Accipitriformes, family Accipitridae.buzzard any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) Buzzard
Buz·zard (bŭz'ărd), Thomas, English physician, 1831-1919. See: Buzzard maneuver. buzzard
Synonyms for buzzardnoun a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United StatesSynonyms- Cathartes aura
- turkey buzzard
- turkey vulture
Related Words- cathartid
- New World vulture
- Cathartes
- genus Cathartes
noun the common European short-winged hawkSynonymsRelated Words |