Buteo
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- noun
- /ˈbjuːtiˌoʊ/
- Specialized
- buteo, this.
- buteo hawks
Examples
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In North America, one of the most commonly seen raptors is the Red-tailed Hawk, which is also a buteo.
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Other members of this species, Buteo jamaicensis, are common throughout North America, especially in rural settings.
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This buteo has come down from the prairies of Canada to feast on my coulee corn-fed mice.
Fiction book (1993) -
I saw my first hawks then: soaring buteos.
Synonyms
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A group of hawks with broad wings like buzzards that soar over open land
Compounds
- Specialized
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A group of hawks with broad wings like buzzards that soar over open land
- Specialized
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A large North American hawk with a reddish-brown tail and broad wings
- UK
A medium-sized bird of prey with broad wings and a rounded tail that lives in Europe and parts of Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buteo comes from the old Latin word buteo, which meant 'buzzard' or a kind of hawk. So scientists use Buteo as the group name for those broad-winged, soaring hawks.