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Look up: Buzzard

  1. Buzzard
    Buzzard is slang for a cantankerous old person.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. buzzard
    [n] - common in South and Central America and southern United States 2. [n] - the common European short-winged hawk
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Buzzard
    A medium sized raptor with broad wings, generally living in more wooded country.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20587

  4. Buzzard
    Buz'zard (bŭz'zẽrd) noun [ O.E. busard , bosard , French busard , from buse , Latin buteo , a kind of falcon or hawk.] 1. (Zoology) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genu...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/119

  5. Buzzard
    Buz'zard adjective Senseless; stupid. [ R. & Obsolete] Milton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/119

  6. buzzard
    1. <zoology> A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera. ... The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are B. Borealis, B. Pennsylvanicus, and B. Lineatus) are usually called hen hawks. The rough-l...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. buzzard
    turkey vulture noun a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. buzzard
    noun the common European short-winged hawk
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  9. Buzzard
    • (n.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera. • (a.) Senseless; stupid. • (n.) A blockhead; a dunce.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. buzzard
    any of several birds of prey of the genus Buteo and, in North America, various New World vultures (family Cathartidae), especially the turkey vulture ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/136

  11. buzzard
    buzzard, common name for hawks of the genus Buteo and the genus Pernis, or honey buzzard, of the Old World family Accipitridae. Honey buzzards feed on insects, wasp and bumblebee larvae, and small reptiles. The name buzzard is also incorrectly applied to various hawks and New World vultures, such as...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08096

  12. Buzzard
    Buzzard is slang for a cantankerous old person.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Buzzard
    The buzzard is a group of twenty types of birds of prey belonging to the sub-family Buteoninae, distinguished by their rather slow and heavy flight, the short rounded head, and strongly curved beak.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Buzzard
    Type: Term Pronunciation: bŭz′ărd Definitions: 1. Thomas, English physician, 1831-1919. See: Buzzard maneuver
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  15. buzzard
    Species of medium-sized hawk with broad wings, often seen soaring. Buzzards are in the falcon family, Falconidae, order Falconiformes. The common buzzard Buteo buteo of Europe and Asia is about 55 cm/1.8 ft long with a wingspan of over 1.2 m/4 ft. It preys on a variety ...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  16. buzzard
    A score of two strokes over par for a hole.
    Found on http://www.aviemoregolf.com/b.html

  17. Buzzard
    A `buzzard` is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below. Old World: In the Old World Buzzard can mean: New World: In the New World Buzzard can mean: Buteo species: Other species known as "buzzard": External links:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzard



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13 February 2012

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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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