Synonyms of buzzard
5 similar words
Another word for buzzard is broadwing. Other synonyms of buzzard are double bogey, buteo, turkey vulture and vulture.
Synonyms and similar words for buzzard
nounSynonym of double bogey.
- double bogeyA score of two over par (for one hole).
nounMore synonyms
- buteoAny of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
- broadwingIn falconry, a bird of prey of the eagle or buzzard type, having long wings and long flight feathers.
- turkey vultureA common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.
- vulture
Meaning of buzzard
- noun Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
- noun Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
- noun In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
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Questions about synonyms of buzzard
- What is another word for buzzard?
- Buzzard has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as broadwing, double bogey, buteo, turkey vulture and vulture.
- What does buzzard mean?
- Buzzard means any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
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