roughleg

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noun

Buteo lagopus, a bird of prey.

Similar
rough-legged hawkButeo lagopus
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Meanings

nounroughleg (plural roughlegs)

plural roughlegs

  1. Buteo lagopus, a bird of prey.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge hawk of the Northern Hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers

Similar
rough-legged hawkButeo lagopus
Broader
hawk
Also see
rough-legged hawk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rough + leg.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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