Roughleg

2 definitions found

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

  Roughleg \Rough"leg`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus
     {Archibuteo}, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called
     also {rough-legged hawk}, and {rough-legged buzzard}.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: The best known species is {Archibuteo lagopus} of
           Northern Europe, with its darker American variety
           ({Sancti-johannis}). The latter is often nearly or
           quite black. The ferruginous roughleg ({Archibuteo
           ferrugineus}) inhabits Western North America.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  roughleg
       n : large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on
           small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: {rough-legged
           hawk}, {Buteo lagopus}]