BUTEO

Buteo, genus Buteo

(noun) broad-winged soaring hawks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

buteo (plural buteos)

Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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