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buteo
[ byoo-tee-oh ]
noun
, plural bu·te·os.
- any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
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Other Words From
- bu·te·o·nine [byoo, -tee-oh-nahyn, -nin, byoo-, tee, -], adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buteo1
1905–10; < New Latin; Latin būteō a kind of hawk or falcon
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Example Sentences
After 10 minutes of this behavior, a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) screamed as it flew overhead.
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This species is the connecting link between the vultures and hawks of the genus buteo.
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The Buteo was not to be driven away easily, and made brave play with beak and talons; but he never had a chance.
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It was a large hawk, which Lucien, as soon as he saw it, pronounced to be one of the kind known as buzzards (Buteo).
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The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo borealis) of our illustration is young and shows the plumage of the immature form.
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