buteo en · NOUN
Etymology
From the genus name Buteo, from Latin būteō.
Meanings
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Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
In flight, it has the broad-winged, wide-tailed look of the buteos, the soaring hawks that are built like small eagles.
1988 February 5, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buteos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
ru настоя́щий каню́к (raptor of the genus Buteo) · fi hiirihaukka (raptor of the genus Buteo) · ru канюк (raptor of the genus Buteo) · hu ölyv (raptor of the genus Buteo) · be канюк (raptor of the genus Buteo) · cs káně (raptor of the genus Buteo) · be каня (raptor of the genus Buteo) · ru сарыч (raptor of the genus Buteo) · zza sahin (raptor of the genus Buteo) · be сарыч (raptor of the genus Buteo) · tr şahin (raptor of the genus Buteo)