northern harrier

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noun

a hawk of North America and Europe, Circus cyaneus, that frequents marshes and meadows.

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Also called marsh hawk; British, hen harrier.

Words nearby northern harrier

Northern Cross, Northern Crown, Northern Dvina, Northerner, northern giant petrel, northern harrier, Northern Hemisphere, northern hog sucker, Northern Ireland, Northern Isles, Northernize

How to use northern harrier in a sentence

Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
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As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.
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His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.
The Best Columns of 2014|John Avlon, Errol Louis|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He signalized himself by a great victory which he obtained on the banks of the Neva, over the northern powers.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Out gets Uncle David, looking brown and healthy after his northern excursion.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
It was near the hour, by the time they got there, when David Arden would arrive from his northern point of departure.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The glorious sun was strong in his might, and, like his Maker, warmed the northern world into exuberant life.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He had two children, a boy and a girl, who inherited the northern and southern ranches in equal shares.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton