buzzard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: buzzard	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for buzzard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buzzard n a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States Synonym(s): buzzard, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura the common European short-winged hawk Synonym(s): buzzard, Buteo buteo
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[ucr]z"z[etil]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus {Buteo} and related genera. Note: The {Buteo vulgaris} is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are {B. borealis}, {B. Pennsylvanicus}, and {B. lineatus}) are usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis apivorus}) feeds on bees and their larv[91], with other insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is {Circus [91]ruginosus}. See {Turkey buzzard}, and {Carrion buzzard}. {Bald buzzard}, the fishhawk or osprey. See {Fishhawk}. 2. A blockhead; a dunce. It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buzzard \Buz"zard\, a. Senseless; stupid. [R. & Obs.] --Milton.