rough-legged hawk

[ ruhf-leg-id, -legd ]

/ ˈrʌfˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /

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noun

a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.

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Origin of rough-legged hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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