词汇 | buzzard |
释义 | buzzard noun[ C ] uk /ˈbʌz.əd/ us /ˈbʌz.ɚd/ a large European bird of prey(= a bird that kills and eats small birds and animals) that is a type of hawk: 鵟(欧洲猛禽);美洲秃鹫 High above the banks of ancient oaks, a buzzard circles in search of its prey. GlobalP/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a type of North American vulture that feeds on the flesh of dead animals: The highway is a desolate stretch of asphalt haunted by buzzards, coyotes and rattlesnakes. mallardg500/Moment/Getty Images /GettyImages Deer, otters & buzzards can be seen from the cottages. The Basque country has vineyards surrounded by purple heather, bracken and honeysuckle; the plaintive cries of buzzards echo in the air. After following some buzzards circling carrion, he came upon the hides of about 10 black bears. The territory offers few distractions but the occasional buzzard gorging on a roadkill. Birds of prey bald eagle barn owl condor eagle falcon goshawk hawk hawkishly hen harrier kestrel kite osprey owl owlet peregrine falcon raptor snowy owl sparrowhawk tawny owl vulture buzzard | American Dictionarybuzzard noun[ C ] us/ˈbʌz·ərd/ a large North American bird that eats the flesh of dead animals; a vulture Examples of buzzardbuzzard More than 2400 haematophagous insects were trapped while attacking the nestlings of buzzards and sparrowhawks. The following trypanosomes of raptors were successfully isolated into culture and cryopreserved : 31 isolates from buzzards, 21 isolates from sparrowhawks, 2 isolates from kestrels, and 7 isolates from lesser-spotted eagles. But also, any caper chicks that survive make delicious meals for buzzards, which easily catch the young chicks on the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why eagles should have been suffering when there was no diminution of buzzards nor of corvines was not made clear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Annual population statistics do not exist for buzzard, peregrine or merlin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That applies especially to foxes, but also to kites, eagles and buzzards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are already protecting quite a number of predators, such as buzzards, owls, kestrels and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She soared like a lakeland buzzard over the whole scene. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 According to him and the trust, we can apparently expect to be overwhelmed before long by buzzards, marsh harriers and by record numbers of peregrines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, we had a buzzard on the ground that damaged several people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only survey has been on the buzzard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps if we could cross buzzards with the rabbit we should solve the problem of their over reproduction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my knowledge, it is certainly having an effect on buzzards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there is a bird which has not been mentioned—that is, the buzzard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been found that there is no evidence whatsoever of any extensive switch by the buzzard from eating rabbits to eating any other animal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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