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Buzzard Common

Buzzard has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

2

the common European short-winged hawk

3

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from Old French​.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
New World vulture hawk

Origin

The word "buzzard" comes from the Old French busart, which was derived from buse meaning "hawk." It likely traces its roots back to the Latin verb būteō.

Rhyming Words
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