buzzard
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- noun
- /ˈbʌzərd/
- UK
:
buitre
- Hawks and buzzards circled overhead.
- buzzards circling
- buzzards soar
- buzzards circling overhead
Examples
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I hardly think a buzzard or an eagle could do such a feat.
Blog text (14) -
I watched the buzzard glide effortlessly through the sky, its broad wings catching the wind.
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The buzzard must get along the best it can with what is provided.
Fiction book (1999) -
The buzzard is out of the nest.
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From the sky, it looked like a giant buzzard.
Fiction book (1992) -
Found a buzzard feather on the doorstep.
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A pair of buzzards slid into the wind and coasted along the ridge.
Fiction book (2000) -
Hawks circled overhead, and buzzards too.
Fiction book (1990) -
The buzzard soared gracefully above the fields, searching for its next meal.
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As we hiked through the forest, we spotted a buzzard perched on a tree branch.
Synonyms
A medium-sized bird of prey with broad wings and a rounded tail that lives in Europe and parts of Asia
A large hunting bird that eats young bees and small animals like mice and lizards
A hawk that eats young wasps and bees
A large hawk from northern regions that eats small rodents
Idioms
- Offensive
To wait for someone else to have a problem so you can gain from it
- Informal
Someone acts in a greedy way while waiting to gain from someone else's trouble
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word buzzard comes from the old Latin name buteo meaning 'hawk', which passed into French and then English. So a buzzard is the large, broad-winged bird of prey you see circling over fields.