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Word: Buteonine
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century. From classical Latin būteōn-, būteō hawk or buzzard + -ine, after scientific Latin Buteoninae, subfamily name
Definition:
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of the genus Buteo of buzzards and broad-winged hawks; of or relating to a subfamily Buteoninae in which they are often placed.
