buzzards

3 definitions • 2 examples

a large European bird of prey (= a bird that kills and eats small birds and animals) that is a type of hawk:

High above the banks of ancient oaks, a buzzard circles in search of its prey.

a type of North American vulture that feeds on the flesh of dead animals:

The highway is a desolate stretch of asphalt haunted by buzzards, coyotes and rattlesnakes.

a large North American bird that eats the flesh of dead animals; a vulture