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buzzard
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3 definitions • 2 examples
1
a
large
European
bird
of
prey
(= a
bird
that
kills
and
eats
small
birds
and
animals
) that is a
type
of
hawk
:
Examples:
High
above
the
banks
of
ancient
oaks
, a buzzard
circles
in
search
of
its
prey
.
2
a
type
of
North
American
vulture
that
feeds
on the
flesh
of dead
animals
:
Examples:
The
highway
is a
desolate
stretch
of
asphalt
haunted
by
buzzards
,
coyotes
and
rattlesnakes
.
3
a
large
North
American
bird
that
eats
the
flesh
of dead
animals
; a
vulture
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