buzzard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++buz·zard /ˈbʌzəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable] 1. British EnglishHBB a type of large hawk (=hunting bird) 鵟，鶙鵳2. American EnglishHBB a type of large bird that eats dead animals 美洲兀鹰，秃鹫
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buzzard• Watching a buzzard in flight is very similar to watching a glider - it just seems to float effortlessly.• A more extreme development of this pattern is seen in the kestrel, peregrine and buzzard prey assemblages.• The beautiful underfoot carpets of blue gentium delight the eye and, above fly buzzards, eagles, skylarks and wheatears.• This is also a good place to watch for buzzards.• Lois half expected to see buzzards.• If anything happens to this hobo, only the buzzards will care.• It is situated in the Dartmoor National Park, amidst gentle rolling hills and woods where buzzards nest.Origin buzzard (1300-1400) Old French busard, from Latin buteobuz·zard nounChineseSyllable
hawk large of (=hunting type bird) a Corpus
buzzard
buz‧zard /ˈbʌzəd $ -ərd/
noun [countable]
2. American English a type of large bird that eats dead animals
buz‧zard /ˈbʌzəd $ -ərd/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: busard, from Latin buteo
1. British English a type of large hawk (=hunting bird)Language: Old French
Origin: busard, from Latin buteo
2. American English a type of large bird that eats dead animals