- (British English)
a large European bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the hawk family Topics Birdsc2鵟(欧洲猛禽) - (North American English)
a large American bird like a vulture that eats animals that are already dead 红头美洲鹫(食腐鸟类)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French busard, based on Latin buteo ‘falcon’.