Roughleg

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(Zool.) Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough-legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard.

Noun

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roughleg - large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers Synonyms: Buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk

Buteo, Buteo lagopus, genus Buteo, hawk, rough-legged hawk