buteo
Americannoun
plural
buteosOther Word Forms
- buteonine adjective
Etymology
Origin of buteo
1905–10; < New Latin; Latin būteō a kind of hawk or falcon
Example Sentences
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With a wingspan of up to 56 inches, the ferruginous hawk is North America’s largest buteo, a type of medium to large, wide-ranging raptor.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Red-tailed hawks are a highly successful, widespread species that field-guide author David Sibley says is “the buteo to which all others are compared.”
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2013
That name comes from the Latin "buteo," still retained by the ornithologists; but, in its original form, valueless, to you.
From Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds by Ruskin, John
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