Harrier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harrier \Har"ri*er\ (-[~e]r), n. [From {Hare}, n.] (Zool.)
     One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.
     [Written also {harier}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Harrier \Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Harry}.]
     1. One who harries.
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     2. (Zool.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the
        genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or
        birds, -- as the European marsh harrier ({Circus
        [ae]ruginosus}), and the hen harrier ({Circus cyaneus}).
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     {Harrier hawk} (Zool.), one of several species of American
        hawks of the genus {Micrastur}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  harrier
       n 1: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of
            the regular army" [syn: {harasser}]
       2: a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to
          hunt rabbits
       3: hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small
          terrestrial animals