buteo

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noun

Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.

OriginLatin būteō →
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Meanings

nounbuteo (plural buteos)

plural buteos

  1. Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.

    In flight, it has the broad-winged, wide-tailed look of the buteos, the soaring hawks that are built like small eagles.

    1988 February 5, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
buzzard

Origin

  1. Latinbūteō
  2. Englishbuteo

From the genus name Buteo, from Latin būteō.

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Translations

Czech káně
  • káněraptor of the genus Buteo
Finnish hiirihaukka
  • hiirihaukkaraptor of the genus Buteo
Hungarian ölyv
  • ölyvraptor of the genus Buteo
Russian сарыч, канюк
  • сарыч (saryč)raptor of the genus Buteo
  • канюк (kanjuk)raptor of the genus Buteo
  • настоя́щий каню́к (nastojáščij kanjúk)raptor of the genus Buteo
Turkish şahin
  • şahinraptor of the genus Buteo
Cite this entry
APA

buteo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buteo

MLA

“buteo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buteo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buteo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buteo.

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