buteo

[ byoo-tee-oh ]

noun,plural bu·te·os.
  1. any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.

Origin of buteo

1
1905–10; <New Latin; Latin būteō a kind of hawk or falcon

Other words from buteo

  • bu·te·o·nine [byoo-tee-oh-nahyn, -nin, byoo-tee-], /ˈbyu ti oʊˌnaɪn, -nɪn, byuˈti-/, adjective, noun

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