buzzard
/ˈbʌzɚd/ noun C2- Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
- Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
- In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
- Synonym of double bogey.
- A fighter plane.
- The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
- A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
Plural buzzards
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“How comes it that all do not retreat in aversion at sight of that flat, receding, serpent-like forehead, round, vulture-shaped head, and sharp-hooked nose, like the beak of a buzzard?
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