a common European bird of prey, Pernis apivorus, having broad wings and a typically dull brown plumage with white-streaked underparts: family Accipitridae (hawks, buzzards, etc). It feeds on grubs and honey from bees' nests
honey buzzard in American English
noun
a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects
Word origin
[1665–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: background, group, recessive, regulation, wader