rough-legged hawk
[ ruhf-leg-id, -legd ]
/ ˈrʌfˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /
noun
a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
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Nearby words
rough-and-tumble, rough-cut, rough-dry, rough-hew, rough-legged buzzard, rough-legged hawk, rough-sawn, rough-spoken, rough-voiced, rough-winged swallow, roughage
Origin of rough-legged hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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