English > genus Circus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | A genus of haws comprising the harriers. |
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| Synonym | Circus |
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| Member of | Accipitridae, family Accipitridae | hawks |
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| Members | Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus | brownish European harrier |
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| harrier | hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial / terrestrial animals |
| marsh harrier, Circus Aeruginosus | Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions |
| marsh hawk, northern harrier, hen harrier, Circus cyaneus | Common harrier of North America and Europe |
| Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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| Spanish | circus, genus circus |
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| Catalan | circ, circus, genus circus |
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