What is another word for buzzard?

Pronunciation: [bˈʌzəd] (IPA)

The word "buzzard" refers to a bird of prey that typically feeds on carrion. Synonyms for this word include "vulture," "condor," and "eagle." These birds are often associated with death and decay, making them a symbol of both fear and fascination. In some cultures, they are revered as sacred creatures, while in others, they are seen as pests to be eradicated. Regardless of their perceived value, buzzards and their counterparts have an important role to play in the ecosystem, helping to control the spread of disease and maintaining a balance in the natural order.

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What are the opposite words for buzzard?

Buzzard is a bird of prey known for its sharp beak, strong talons, and keen hunting skills. While it has no true antonyms (words with opposite meanings), one could use the word "prey" to describe animals that are hunted and killed by buzzards. Another alternative could be "herbivore" which describes animals that eat only plants and are not predators like buzzards. However, it should be noted that neither of these words directly opposes buzzard in meaning. Buzzards are often compared to eagles and hawks which are similar, yet distinct species of birds of prey.

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Usage examples for Buzzard

She apologized to the victim so earnestly and caressed him so tenderly that Joshua grew ashamed of his want of doghood, and began to assure his mistress, in eloquent dumb show, that it was all a misapprehension on her part; that he wasn't hurt at all; that she never did hurt him and never could; that, in face, he was howling at-well, at the squirrel over yonder on the tree; or, yes, at the turkey buzzard flying overhead.
"Her Mother's Secret"
Emma D. E. N. Southworth
Their occupants came from all classes; clerks from up-town dry-goods houses, who had run down during lunch time to see whether U.P. or Erie, or St. Paul had moved up an eighth, or down a quarter, since they had devoured the morning papers on their way to town; old speculators who had spent their lives waiting buzzard-like for some calamity, enabling them to swoop down and make off with what fragments they could pick up; well-dressed, well-fed club men, who had had a run of luck and who never carried less than a thousand shares to keep their hands in; gray-haired novices nervously rolling little wads of paper between their fingers and thumbs-up every few minutes to listen to the talk of the ticker, too anxious to wait until the sallow-faced young man with the piece of chalk could make his record on the board.
"Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero"
F. Hopkinson Smith
"There he sits," he said, "like a red-necked old buzzard, just waiting for a chance to jump my mine.
"Shadow Mountain"
Dane Coolidge

Famous quotes with Buzzard

  • If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything.
    William Faulkner
  • A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.
    Ernest Hemingway
  • All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a kid, and my granddad once killed a turkey buzzard on the fly with a rock.
    Cy Young
  • when my language or positions shall, in a casual perusal, seem absurd,I request the reader to seek some more creditable interpretation. The best which he can conceive should be assumed to be my intention: as on an escutcheon, when a figure resembles both an eagle and a buzzard, heraldry decides that the bird which is most creditable to the bearer, shall be deemed to be the one intended by the blazon.
    Alexander Bryan Johnson
  • If I were reincarnated, I’d want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything.
    William Faulkner

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