BUTEONINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buteonine mean? 

• BUTEONINE (noun)
  The noun BUTEONINE has 1 sense:

1. any hawk of the genus Buteo

  Familiarity information: BUTEONINE used as a noun is very rare.

• BUTEONINE (adjective)
  The adjective BUTEONINE has 1 sense:

1. relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo

  Familiarity information: BUTEONINE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTEONINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any hawk of the genus Buteo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("buteonine" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("buteonine" is a member of...):

Buteo; genus Buteo (broad-winged soaring hawks)

Derivation:

buteonine (relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo)

• BUTEONINE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

genus Buteo (broad-winged soaring hawks)

Derivation:

buteonine (any hawk of the genus Buteo)