buzzard
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
buzzard /ˈbʌzəd/
▶noun
- 1 a large hawklike bird of prey with broad wings and a rounded tail, typically seen soaring in wide circles. [Buteo buteo and other species.]
- 2 N. Amer. a vulture.
– origin ME: from OFr. busard, based on L. buteo ‘falcon’.
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