harrier
See also: Harrier
English
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æɹiə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]harrier (plural harriers)
- One who harries.
- Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
- A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
- A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
Derived terms
[edit]- African harrier-hawk
- African marsh harrier, Circus ranivorus
- black harrier, Circus maurus
- cinereous harrier, Circus cinereus
- eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus
- harrier carrier
- Harrier jump jet
- hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
- long-winged harrier, Circus buffoni
- Malagasy marsh harrier, Circus maillardi
- marsh harrier (Circus spp.)
- Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
- northern harrier, Circus hudsonius
- pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
- pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
- spotted harrier, Circus assimilis
- swamp harrier, Circus approximans
- Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
Translations
[edit]birds of prey
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A kind of dog used to hunt hares
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Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-
- English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/æɹiə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/æɹiə(ɹ)/3 syllables
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