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BUZZARDS
Noun
buzzards
plural of buzzard
Proper noun
Buzzards
plural of Buzzard
Source: Wiktionary
BUZZARD
Buz"zard, n.Etym: [O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera.
Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are B. borealis, B. Pennsylvanicus, and B. lineatus) are usually called hen hawks.
– The rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe (Pernis apivorus) feeds on bees and their larvæ, with other insects, and reptiles.
– The moor buzzard of Europe is Circus æruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and Carrion buzzard. Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
2. A blockhead; a dunce. It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard. Goldsmith.
Buz"zard, a.
Definition: Senseless; stupid. [R.& Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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