Definitions for Buteo

Buteo bu·te·o

Spelling: [byoo-tee-oh]
IPA: /ˈbyu tiˌoʊ/

Buteo is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in Buteo (beotu).

Definitions for Buteo

noun

  1. any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.

Origin of Buteo

1905-10; New Latin; Latin būteō a kind of hawk or falcon

Examples for Buteo

It was a large hawk, which Lucien, as soon as he saw it, pronounced to be one of the kind known as buzzards (buteo).

After 10 minutes of this behavior, a red-tailed hawk (buteo jamaicensis) screamed as it flew overhead.

The Red-tailed Hawk (buteo borealis) of our illustration is young and shows the plumage of the immature form.

The buteo was not to be driven away easily, and made brave play with beak and talons; but he never had a chance.

Word Value for Buteo
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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