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From ferruginous + hawk.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Buteo regalis, a large bird of prey. It is not a true hawk like sparrowhawks or goshawks, but rather belongs to the broad-tailed buteo hawks, known as "buzzards" in Europe Full definition →
From ferruginous + hawk.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.