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swamp harrier en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Australia, obsolete) The spotted harrier, Circus assimilis.
  2. (Australia, New-Zealand) A large hawk, Circus approximans, of Australia, New Zealand, and several Pacific islands.
    • Other than the usual clamour of seabirds, ravens and swamp harriers, the only other birds of note in this area are orange-bellied parrots […] and a few black-faced cormorants that venture up from the tannin-stained waters of Bathurst Harbour. 2018, Robbie Arnott, Flames, Text Publishing, published 2023, page 95:

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Synonyms

swamp hawk