any of a genus (Buteo) of large, broad-winged, soaring hawks that prey on rodents
Word origin
ModL < L: see buzzard
buteo in American English
(ˈbjuːtiˌou)
nounWord forms: plural-teos
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo
Derived forms
buteonine (ˈbjuːtiouˌnain, -nɪn, bjuːˈti-)
adjective or noun
Word origin
[1905–10; ‹ NL; L būteō a kind of hawk or falcon]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, cadre, overcall, push-up, stabilizer