buzzard : Idioms & Phrases

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Bald buzzard

  • (Zoöl.), the fishhawk or osprey.
  • the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
Webster 1913

buzzards bay

  • noun an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts
WordNet

Carrion buzzard

  • (Zoöl.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara.
Webster 1913

Honey buzzard

  • noun Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
    Pernis apivorus.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), a bird related to the kites, of the genus Pernis. The European species is P. apivorus; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is P. ptilorhyncha. They feed upon honey and the larvæ of bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite.
Webster 1913

Moor buzzard

  • (Zoöl.), the marsh harrier. Prov. Eng.
Webster 1913

Turkey buzzard

  • noun a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
    Cathartes aura; buzzard; turkey vulture.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. Its is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture.
Webster 1913