rough-legged hawk

[ ruhf-leg-id, -legd ]

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

Origin of rough-legged hawk

1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words Nearby rough-legged hawk

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