'Carrion buzzard' definitions:

Definition of 'Carrion buzzard'

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  • Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a. Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion. [1913 Webster]
  • A prey for carrion kites. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Carrion beetle (Zool.), any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals; -- also called sexton beetle and {burying beetle}. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the family Silphid[ae].
  • Carrion buzzard (Zool.), a South American bird of several species and genera (as Ibycter, Milvago, and Polyborus), which act as scavengers. See Caracara.
  • Carrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds. [1913 Webster]

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