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rough-legged hawk
[ ruhf-leg-id, -legd ]
noun
- a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rough-legged hawk1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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