What is another word for buteo?

Pronunciation: [bjˈuːtɪˌə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Buteo is a common name that refers to a large and robust bird of prey belonging to the Accipitridae family. It is most commonly known as the hawk or buzzard but has many synonyms depending on its region and species, including Kite, Harrier, Eagle, Osprey, Vulture, and Falcon. These synonyms are useful for ecologists and researchers when they want to describe specific traits or habitats of this bird. For instance, Kite is a term used for the white-tailed variety that has a forked tail, while Harrier refers to a species that hovers over open or marshy areas to catch prey. Therefore, having a wide range of synonyms for Buteo is important for accurate classification, scientific research, and professional discourse.

Synonyms for Buteo:

What are the hypernyms for Buteo?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Buteo?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for buteo (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Buteo?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

What are the meronyms for Buteo?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Buteo

But they decreed that Minucius should have an equal authority with the dictator in the conduct of the war; which was a thing then without precedent, though a little later it was again practiced after the disaster at Cannae; when the dictator, Marcus Junius, being with the army, they chose at Rome Fabius buteo dictator, that he might create new senators, to supply the numerous places of those who were killed.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh
Excited as they were by these words, they yet did not venture upon removing Fabius from his post, in spite of their feeling against him, but they decreed that Minucius should conduct the war, having equal powers with the dictator, a thing never before done in Rome, but which occurred shortly afterwards, after the disaster at Cannae, when Marcus Junius was dictator in the camp, and, as many members of the Senate had perished in the battle, they chose another dictator, Fabius buteo.
"Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)"
Plutarch
buteo brachyurus Vieillot: Short-tailed Hawk.
"Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula"
Erwin E. Klaas

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