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honey buzzard

honey buzzard noun: european honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa.

honey buzzard: european honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia,...
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Noun

honey buzzard (plural honey buzzards)

  1. European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa
  2. crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), wintering in tropical south east Asia, a summer migrant to Siberia
  3. barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis), found in Indonesia and the Philippines
  4. black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), endemic to Papua New Guinea
  5. long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda), found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

honey buzzard meaning in Telugu

honey buzzard in Telugu

Pernis apivorus
తేనెగద్ద tēnegadda

Synonyms of honey buzzard

  • pern
  • oriental honey buzzard

Forms of honey buzzard

pluralhoney buzzards

Origin of honey buzzard

The species was historically assumed to include honey in its diet, due to the fact that it broke open and fed from honeycombs

Words formed from honey buzzard

Questions about honey buzzard

What does honey buzzard mean?
Honey buzzard means european honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa.
What is honey buzzard in Telugu?
Honey buzzard in Telugu is తేనెగద్ద (tēnegadda). See Honey buzzard meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is honey buzzard?
Honey buzzard is a noun.
What is the plural of honey buzzard?
The plural of honey buzzard is honey buzzards.

Words near honey buzzard in the dictionary

  1. honey bunnies
  2. honey bunny
  3. honey buns
  4. honey butter
  5. honey butters
  6. honey buzzard
  7. honey buzzards
  8. honey cart
  9. honey carts
  10. honey catches more flies than vinegar
  11. honey child

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