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BUTEO
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Buteo; genus Buteo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Buteo" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Buteo"):
buteonine (any hawk of the genus Buteo)
Buteo jamaicensis; red-tailed hawk; redtail (dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail)
Buteo lagopus; rough-legged hawk; roughleg (large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers)
Buteo lineatus; red-shouldered hawk (North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders)
Buteo buteo; buzzard (the common European short-winged hawk)
Holonyms ("Buteo" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)