'Circus Aeruginosus' definitions:

Definition of 'Circus Aeruginosus'

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noun
Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions [syn: marsh harrier, Circus Aeruginosus]

Definition of 'Circus aeruginosus'

From: GCIDE

Definition of 'Circus aeruginosus'

From: GCIDE
  • Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Zool.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) In the United States, a term used for the {turkey vulture} (Cathartes aura), and sometimes indiscriminately to any vulture. [PJC]
  • Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are Buteo borealis, Buteo Pennsylvanicus, and {Buteo lineatus}) are usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis apivorus}) feeds on bees and their larv[ae], with other insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is Circus [ae]ruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and Carrion buzzard. [1913 Webster]
  • Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A blockhead; a dunce. [1913 Webster]
  • It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Circus aeruginosus'

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  • Harrier \Har"ri*er\, n. [From Harry.]
  • 1. One who harries. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier ({Circus [ae]ruginosus}), and the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus). [1913 Webster]
  • Harrier hawk (Zool.), one of several species of American hawks of the genus Micrastur. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Circus aeruginosus'

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  • Harpy \Har"py\ (h[aum]r"p[y^]), n.; pl. Harpies (-p[i^]z). [F. harpie, L. harpyia, Gr. "a`rpyia, from the root of "arpa`zein to snatch, to seize. Cf. Rapacious.]
  • 1. (Gr. Myth.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three. [1913 Webster]
  • Both table and provisions vanished quite. With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. [1913 Webster]
  • The harpies about all pocket the pool. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) (a) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier ({Circus [ae]ruginosus}). (b) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle ({Thrasa["e]tus harpyia}). It ranges from Texas to Brazil. [1913 Webster]
  • Harpy bat (Zool.) (a) An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Harpyia (esp. Harpyia cephalotes), having prominent, tubular nostrils. (b) A small, insectivorous Indian bat ({Harpiocephalus harpia}).
  • Harpy fly (Zool.), the house fly. [1913 Webster] Harquebus