Meanings
nounMontagu's harrier (plural Montagu's harriers)
plural Montagu's harriers
- A migratory bird of prey of the harrier family, Circus pygargus.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
After George Montagu, British naturalist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch grauwe kiekendief
- grauwe kiekendiefbird of prey
Finnish niittysuohaukka
- niittysuohaukkabird of prey
French busard cendré
- busard cendrébird of prey
German Wiesenweihe
- Wiesenweihebird of prey
Irish cromán liath
- cromán liathbird of prey
Italian albanella minore
- albanella minorebird of prey
Polish błotniak łąkowy, błotniak popielaty
- błotniak łąkowybird of prey
- błotniak popielatybird of prey
Portuguese tartaranhão-caçador m águia-caçadeira
- tartaranhão-caçador m águia-caçadeirabird of prey
Romanian erete sur
- erete surbird of prey
Russian лугово́й лу́нь
- лугово́й лу́нь (lugovój lúnʹ)bird of prey
Scottish Gaelic clamhan Mhontagu
- clamhan Mhontagubird of prey
Spanish aguilucho cenizo
- aguilucho cenizobird of prey
Swedish ängshök
- ängshökbird of prey
Turkish çayır tuygunu
- çayır tuygunubird of prey
Cite this entry
APA
Montagu's harrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montagu's%20harrier
MLA
“Montagu's harrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montagu's%20harrier. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montagu's harrier,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montagu's%20harrier.
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