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Roughleg
Pronunciation : Rough"leg`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough- legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard.
Note: The best known species is Archibuteo lagopus of Northern Europe, with its darker American variety (Sancti-johannis). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg (Archibuteo ferrugineus) inhabits Western North America.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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