buteo

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(byo̅o̅′tē ō′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bu•te•o  (byo̅o̅′tē ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -te•os. 
  1. Birdsany of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
  • Neo-Latin; Latin būteō a kind of hawk or falcon
  • 1905–10;
bu•te•o•nine  (byo̅o̅′tē ō nīn′, -nin, byo̅o̅ tē′-),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
'buteo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Swainson's hawk - bittern - broad-winged hawk - buzzard - io - red-shouldered hawk - red-tailed hawk - rough-legged hawk - shoulder

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