Harrier
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhæɹiə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -æɹiə(ɹ)
Full definition of harrier
Noun
- One who harries.
- Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
- A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
- A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
Derived terms
- African marsh harrier, Circus ranivorus
- black marrier, Circus maurus
- cinereous marrier, Circus cinereus
- eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus
- hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
- long-winged harrier, Circus buffoni
- Malagasy marsh harrier, Circus maillardi
- Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
- northern harrier, Circus cyaneus
- pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
- pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
- spotted harrier, Circus assimilis
- swamp harrier, Circus approximans
- Western harsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
