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noun
1.
a person who or thing that harries.
2.
any of several short-winged hawks of the genus Circus that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on reptiles and small birds and mammals.
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(initial capital letter) Military. a one- or two-seat British-American fighter, both an attack and a reconnaissance aircraft, featuring a turbofan engine with a directable thrust that enables it to land and take off vertically.
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Harrier
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noun
1.
one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.
2.
a cross-country runner.
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| harrier1 (ˈhærɪə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that harries |
| 2. | marsh harrier See also Montagu's harrier any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Circus, having broad wings and long legs and tail and typically preying on small terrestrial animals: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc) |
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Word Origin & History
harrier
1542, from M.E. hayrer "small hunting dog" (1408), possibly from M.Fr. errier "wanderer," or associated with hare, which they would have hunted. The hawk genus (1556) is from harry (q.v.), which is also a candidate for the source of the dog name.
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