資料來源 : pyDict
肉食鳥,禿鷹類,貪婪的人
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
the genus {Buteo} and related genera.
Note: The {Buteo vulgaris} is the common buzzard of Europe.
The American species (of which the most common are {B.
borealis}, {B. Pennsylvanicus}, and {B. lineatus}) are
usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard,
or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis apivorus}) feeds on
bees and their larv[ae], with other insects, and
reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is {Circus
[ae]ruginosus}. See {Turkey buzzard}, and {Carrion
buzzard}.
{Bald buzzard}, the fishhawk or osprey. See {Fishhawk}.
2. A blockhead; a dunce.
It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
buzzard. --Goldsmith.
Buzzard \Buz"zard\, a.
Senseless; stupid. [R. & Obs.] --Milton.
資料來源 : WordNet®
buzzard
n 1: common in South America and Central America and southern
United States [syn: {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture},
{Cathartes aura}]
2: the common European short-winged hawk [syn: {Buteo buteo}]