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harrier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hawk |
| Has types | northern harrier, circus aeruginosus, circus cyaneus, circus pygargus, hen harrier, marsh hawk, montagu's harrier, marsh harrier |
Examples of harrier
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The hen harrier is a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
From the independent.co.uk
Recently a female hen harrier spent some days hovering over the trees here.
From the irishtimes.com
This is the first northern harrier of the migration season, and the team is ecstatic.
From the post-gazette.com
A harrier hawk, its wings held stiffly in a wide V, patrols the fenceline.
From the odt.co.nz
Our third breeding harrier, Montagu's, is found mainly in eastern England.
From the guardian.co.uk
Birds explode from the kelp, but the harrier ignores them and disappears along the beach.
From the guardian.co.uk
He, too, was a one-time Manchester High harrier who competed in college at Old Dominion.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Is it too much to hope that soon we may even see pallid harrier nesting here in Britain?
From the guardian.co.uk
Other recent sightings include a marsh harrier, and the dramatic-looking scarlet tiger moth.
From the independent.co.uk
- Harasser: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"
- A hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
- Hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
- The Harrier Jump Jet, formally referred to as the "Harrier" or informally as "the Jump Jet", is a British-designed military jet aircraft capable of Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) via thrust vectoring. ...
- A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks forming the Circinae sub-family of the Accipitridae family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds.
- Cardinal (also known as Harrier) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is African American. Cardinal was created by Fabian Nicieza and Darick Robertson in New Warriors #28 (October 1992).
- (Harriers (comics)) The Harriers are a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe.
- (The Harriers) The Harriers is a 1991 anthology of shared world short stories, edited by Gordon R. Dickson. The stories are set in a world created by Dickson and are original to this collection.
- The McDonnell-Douglas AV-8/AV-8B /-R USMC vertical take-off attack jet is an American copy of the British Harrier; see VTOL, BIRD.
