'Bee hawk' definitions:

Definition of 'Bee hawk'

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  • Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of E. heave.] (Zool.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconid[ae]. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis); the red-shouldered ({Buteo lineatus}); the broad-winged (Buteo Pennsylvanicus); the rough-legged (Archibuteo lagopus); the sharp-shinned (Accipiter fuscus). See Fishhawk, Goshawk, Marsh hawk, under Marsh, Night hawk, under Night. [1913 Webster]
  • Bee hawk (Zool.), the honey buzzard.
  • Eagle hawk. See under Eagle.
  • Hawk eagle (Zool.), an Asiatic bird of the genus Spiz[ae]tus, or Limn[ae]tus, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species.
  • Hawk fly (Zool.), a voracious fly of the family Asilid[ae]. See Hornet fly, under Hornet.
  • Hawk moth. (Zool.) See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary.
  • Hawk owl. (Zool.) (a) A northern owl (Surnia ulula) of Europe and America. It flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks. (b) An owl of India (Ninox scutellatus).
  • Hawk's bill (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bee hawk'

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  • Bee \Bee\ (b[=e]), n. [AS. be['o]; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b[=y], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]
  • 1. (Zool.) An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apid[ae] (the honeybees), or family Andrenid[ae] (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee (Apis mellifica) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the Apis mellifica there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the Apis ligustica of Spain and Italy; the Apis Indica of India; the Apis fasciata of Egypt. The bumblebee is a species of Bombus. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to Melipoma and Trigona. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day. --S. G. Goodrich. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be['a]h ring, fr. b?gan to bend. See 1st Bow.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks. [1913 Webster]
  • Bee beetle (Zool.), a beetle (Trichodes apiarius) parasitic in beehives.
  • Bee bird (Zool.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.
  • Bee flower (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus Ophrys (Ophrys apifera), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.
  • Bee fly (Zool.), a two winged fly of the family Bombyliid[ae]. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees.
  • Bee garden, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an apiary. --Mortimer.
  • Bee glue, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also propolis.
  • Bee hawk (Zool.), the honey buzzard.
  • Bee killer (Zool.), a large two-winged fly of the family Asilid[ae] (esp. Trupanea apivora) which feeds upon the honeybee. See Robber fly.
  • Bee louse (Zool.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect (Braula c[ae]ca) parasitic on hive bees.
  • Bee martin (Zool.), the kingbird (Tyrannus Carolinensis) which occasionally feeds on bees.
  • Bee moth (Zool.), a moth (Galleria cereana) whose larv[ae] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives.
  • Bee wolf (Zool.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of Bee beetle.
  • To have a bee in the head or To have a bee in the bonnet. (a) To be choleric. [Obs.] (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson. (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. "She's whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] beebalm

Definition of 'bee hawk'

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  • Honey \Hon"ey\ (h[u^]n"[y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko`nis dust, Skr. ka[.n]a grain.]
  • 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey. [1913 Webster]
  • The honey of his language. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust. [1913 Webster]
  • Honey ant (Zool.), a small ant (Myrmecocystus melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey, their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the honey and feed the rest.
  • Honey badger (Zool.), the ratel.
  • Honey bear. (Zool.) See Kinkajou.
  • Honey buzzard (Zool.), a bird related to the kites, of the genus Pernis. The European species is Pernis apivorus; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {Pernis ptilorhyncha}. They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite.
  • Honey guide (Zool.), one of several species of small birds of the family Indicatorid[ae], inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also honeybird, and indicator.
  • Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
  • Honey kite. (Zool.) See Honey buzzard (above).
  • Honey locust (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
  • Honey month. Same as Honeymoon.
  • Honey weasel (Zool.), the ratel. [1913 Webster]