• Buteo

    Origin

    From the genus name Buteo, from Latin būteō.

    Full definition of buteo

    Noun

    buteo

    (plural buteos)
    1. (ornithology) Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
      • In flight, it has the broad-winged, wide-tailed look of the buteos, the soaring hawks that are built like small eagles.
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