Definitions for: Buzzard


[n] the common European short-winged hawk
[n] common in South and Central America and southern United States



Webster (1913) Definition: Buz"zard (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
the genus Buteo and related genera.

Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe.
The American species (of which the most common are {B.
borealis}, B. Pennsylvanicus, and B. lineatus) are
usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard,
or bee hawk, of Europe (Pernis apivorus) feeds on
bees and their larv[ae], with other insects, and
reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is {Circus
[ae]ruginosus}. See Turkey buzzard, and {Carrion
buzzard}.

Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.

2. A blockhead; a dunce.

It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
buzzard. --Goldsmith.


Buz"zard, a.
Senseless; stupid. [R. & Obs.] --Milton.

Synonyms: Buteo buteo, Cathartes aura, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture

See Also: Buteo, Cathartes, cathartid, genus Buteo, genus Cathartes, hawk, New World vulture

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