HONEY BUZZARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does honey buzzard mean? 

• HONEY BUZZARD (noun)
  The noun HONEY BUZZARD has 1 sense:

1. Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles

  Familiarity information: HONEY BUZZARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HONEY BUZZARD (noun)

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Meaning:

Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus

Hypernyms ("honey buzzard" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("honey buzzard" is a member of...):

genus Pernis; Pernis (a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts)