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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] 1. (Zo["o]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[ae], with other insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is {Circus [ae]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: buzzard n 1: common in South and Central America and southern United States [syn: {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture}, {Cathartes aura}] 2: the common European short-winged hawk [syn: {Buteo buteo}]
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