BUZZARD

Buzzard

A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.

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buzzard

Noun

  1. Any of several Old-World birds of prey with broad wings and a broad tail.
  2. In North America, a general term for scavenging birds such as the American black vulture, also called American black buzzard (Coragyps atratus), and the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
  3. A curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
  4. A blockhead; a dunce.


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