NOUN | animal | buzzard, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura | a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States |
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animal | buzzard, Buteo buteo | the common European short-winged hawk |
Sounds | bah'zerd | |
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Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... |
Meaning | A New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States. | |
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Synonyms | turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura | |
Member of | Cathartes, genus Cathartes | type genus of the Cathartidae |
Broader | New World vulture, cathartid | large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures |
Spanish | aura, busardo, jote, zopilote | |
Catalan | aura |
Meaning | The common European short-winged hawk. | |
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Synonym | Buteo buteo | |
Member of | Buteo, genus Buteo | Broad-winged soaring hawks |
Broader | hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail |
Spanish | busardo, gavilán, halcón, ratonero común | |
Catalan | aguilot, aligany, aligot, arpellat, astor, Buteo buteo |
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