Definition of Buteo lagopus

1. Noun. Large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers.

Exact synonyms: Rough-legged Hawk, Roughleg
Generic synonyms: Hawk
Group relationships: Buteo, Genus Buteo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buteo Lagopus

Bussard ramjet
Bussard ramjets
Buster
Buster Keaton
Busy Lizzie
Butazolidin
Butcher
Butcher Cumberland
Butea
Butea frondosa
Buteo
Buteo buteo
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo lagopus (current term)
Buteo lineatus
Butler
Butlerian
Butlerians
Buxaceae
Buxus
Buxus sempervirens
Buyei
Buyi
Buzzard's manoeuvre

Literary usage of Buteo lagopus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1878)
"Buteo lagopus, Eough-legged Buzzard.—This fine female specimen of this bird was shot near Roslin on the 23d October. (2.) Pernis apivorus, Honey Buzzard. ..."

2. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1878)
"(Specimens exhibited.) By JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH, MD (1.) Buteo lagopus, Rough-legged Buzzard.—This fine female specimen of this bird was shot near ..."

3. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"Claws black, strong, but riot much hooked; and very sharp. ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD. Buteo lagopus, Flem. PLATE VII. Buteo lagopus, Shaw's Zool. 13. 47—Flem. ..."

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