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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roughleg  \Rough"leg`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  several  species  of  large  hawks  of  the  genus 
  {Archibuteo},  having  the  legs  feathered  to  the  toes.  Called 
  also  {rough-legged  hawk},  and  {rough-legged  buzzard}. 
 
  Note:  The  best  known  species  is  {Archibuteo  lagopus}  of 
  Northern  Europe,  with  its  darker  American  variety 
  ({Sancti-johannis}).  The  latter  is  often  nearly  or 
  quite  black.  The  ferruginous  roughleg  ({Archibuteo 
  ferrugineus})  inhabits  Western  North  America. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  roughleg 
  n  :  large  hawk  of  the  northern  hemisphere  that  feeds  chiefly  on 
  small  rodents  and  is  beneficial  to  farmers  [syn:  {rough-legged 
  hawk},  {Buteo  lagopus}] 




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