rough-legged hawk
[ ruhf-leg-id, -legd ]
/ ˈrʌfˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /
noun
a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
Origin of rough-legged hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby rough-legged hawk
rough-and-tumble,
rough-cut,
rough-dry,
rough-hew,
rough-legged buzzard,
rough-legged hawk,
rough-sawn,
rough-spoken,
rough-voiced,
rough-winged swallow,
roughage