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buteo

bu·te·o [ bytee  ] (plural bu·te·os)


noun 
Definition:
 
large hawk: a large, broad-winged, soaring hawk. Native to: North America, Europe, Asia.  Genus Buteo.

[Mid-20th century. Via modern Latin (genus name) < Latin, "(kind of) hawk or falcon"]
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