1. large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers; [syn: rough-legged hawk, roughleg, Buteo lagopus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Buteo lagopus
n 1: large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on
small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: rough-
legged hawk, roughleg, Buteo lagopus]