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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of hawks of the family Falconidæ and subfamily Milvinæ; the honey-buzzards.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts

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