marsh-harrier
41Harrier (bird) — Harriers Montagu s Harrier Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
42marsh hawk — noun common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land • Syn: ↑northern harrier, ↑hen harrier, ↑Circus cyaneus • Hypernyms: ↑harrier • Member Holonyms: ↑Circus, ↑ …
43marsh — n. 1 low land flooded in wet weather and usu. watery at all times. 2 (attrib.) of or inhabiting marshland. Phrases and idioms: marsh fever malaria. marsh gas methane. marsh harrier a European harrier, Circus aeruginosus (see HARRIER(3)). marsh… …
44Marsh — n. 1 low land flooded in wet weather and usu. watery at all times. 2 (attrib.) of or inhabiting marshland. Phrases and idioms: marsh fever malaria. marsh gas methane. marsh harrier a European harrier, Circus aeruginosus (see HARRIER(3)). marsh… …
45Marsh Rabbit — Marsh Rabbit[1] Conservation status …
46marsh hawk — n. a large, gray American hawk (Circus cyaneus) that nests on the ground and preys on mice, frogs, snakes, etc.: the only North American harrier hawk * * * common name for the best known harrier species. See harrier. * * * …
47harrier — harrier1 [har′ē ər] n. [< HARE + IER] 1. any of a breed of hound similar to but smaller than the English foxhound, used in packs for hunting hares and rabbits 2. [pl.] a pack of such dogs and the hunters in a hunt 3. a cross country runner… …
48marsh hawk — marsh′ hawk n. orn a common harrier of North America Circus cyaneus hudsonius[/ex] • Etymology: 1805–15, amer …
49marsh hawk — n. a large, gray American hawk (Circus cyaneus) that nests on the ground and preys on mice, frogs, snakes, etc.: the only North American harrier hawk …
50hen harrier — Marsh Marsh, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] [1913 Webster]… …
