buteo

See also Buteo

English

Etymology

From the genus name Buteo, from Latin būteō.

Noun

buteo (plural buteos)

1. (ornithology) Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
   • 1988 February 5, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”:

     In flight, it has the broad-winged, wide-tailed look of the buteos, the soaring hawks that are built like small eagles.

Translations

raptor of the genus Buteo

---

Latin

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Noun

būteō (genitive būteōnis); m, third declension

1. A sort of hawk or falcon

Declension

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	būteō	būteōnēs
genitive	būteōnis	būteōnum
dative	būteōnī	būteōnibus
accusative	būteōnem	būteōnēs
ablative	būteōne	būteōnibus
vocative	būteō	būteōnēs

See also

• falcō