noun · rare

honey buzzard

honey buzzard · honey buzzards

осоед

All species of genus PernisAll species of genus Pernis: European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa

Meaning

5 senses

All species of genus Pernis
European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa
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Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), wintering in tropical south east Asia, a summer migrant to Siberia
Barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis), found in Indonesia and the Philippines
All species of genus Henicopernis
Black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), endemic to Papua New Guinea
Long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda), found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

More definitions

Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles

Translations

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By meaning 1

Pernis apivorus:

Origin

The species was historically assumed to include honey in its diet, due to the fact that it

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

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Forms

plural: honey buzzards

Singular	honey buzzard
Plural	honey buzzards

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Synonyms

3 synonyms

genus Pernis:pern

species Pernis ptilorhynchus:oriental honey buzzard

Close in meaning

Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles:Pernis apivorus