buzzard
(pronunciation: the letter ‘u’ rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “but”)
a kind of bird – bird of prey (= a bird which hunts and kills to eat small animals such as rats, rabbits, fish, lizards, small snakes, worms, insects, and sometimes other small birds) – related to hawks
In this course material, just to have some general idea, we choose the “common buzzard”. The vulture and the hawk will be dealt with under their own particular names somewhere else in this material!
Common buzzard:
a common buzzard
a kind of medium to large bird of prey — related to hawks; grows to 25-30 inches in length with a wingspan of 48-60 inches; found in open wooded areas; feeds (eats) on small animals such as rats, rabbits, fish, lizards, small snakes, and sometimes other small birds; found in Europe, Asia and Africa
female ~~ female (?)
baby ~~ chick
group ~~ flock
home ~~ nest (in the wild, for laying eggs & raising chicks); cage/aviary (man-made)
voice (call) ~~ ‘peea-ay’, almost like that of a cat’s ‘meow’
a buzzard = (a) an arrogant, jealous man (b) a very ugly or unpleasant old man 2. A buzzard (is) called hawk by courtesy. [said of a complimentary title] 3. You can’t make a sparrow-hawk of a buzzard. [a warning to say that you cannot make a person change completely by education or training because even education or training has its limitations] BC Kumar, an English Language Teacher, taught in numerous countries including Ethiopia, Oman and India, shares his knowledge and passion for the English Language.
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