HyperDic: rough-legged_hawk

English > 1 sense of the expression rough-legged hawk:
NOUNanimalrough-legged hawk, roughleg, Buteo lagopuslarge hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
English > rough-legged hawk: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers.
Synonymsroughleg, Buteo lagopus
Member ofButeo, genus ButeoBroad-winged soaring hawks
Broaderhawkdiurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Spanishratonero calzado
Catalanaligot calçat

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