buzzard
Soaring scavenger bird
A buzzard is a large bird of prey.
In North America, the term usually means a vulture—particularly the turkey vulture, which circles high and feeds on carrion.
In Britain and elsewhere, buzzard refers to hawks of the genus Buteo.
Figuratively, a buzzard is a greedy, ruthless, or contemptible person: The old buzzard finally sold the property.
Hooked bird claws
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- vultureCarrion-eating raptor
plumage · feathers · hunting · wingspan · perch · roost · nest · fledgling
Putrefying animal remains
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- roadkillVehicle-struck animal remains
- remainsContinues in place
- corpseDeceased human body
decay · decomposition · vulture · feast · cleanup · opportunist · forager · detritivore
Rising effortlessly upward
- thermalsWarm air columns
- circlingMoving around a center
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- updraftsAir moving skyward
drift · hover · wingspan · effortless · aerial · altitude · kettling · spiral
Fearful anticipation of harm
- circlingMoving around a center
- deathCessation of life
- portentSign of future calamity
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
gloomy · menacing · eerie · macabre · grim · dread · harbinger · waiting
To leave behind completely
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
scrubland · prairie · perch · roost · range · territory · migration
Deserving strong disrespect
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- wretchPitiable or base person
- codgerCrusty elderly man
- disagreeableCausing mild displeasure
curmudgeon · despicable · lowlife · vulgar · mean · nasty · cantankerous
talons
Hooked bird claws
vulture · plumage · feathers · hunting · wingspan · perch · roost · nest · fledgling · territory
carrion
Putrefying animal remains
corpse · decay · decomposition · vulture · feast · cleanup · opportunist · forager · detritivore · recycler
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
updrafts · drift · hover · wingspan · effortless · aerial · altitude · kettling · spiral · coast
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
sinister · gloomy · menacing · eerie · macabre · grim · dread · harbinger · waiting · patience
desert
To leave behind completely
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
outback · scrubland · prairie · perch · roost · range · territory · migration
contemptible
Deserving strong disrespect
disagreeable · curmudgeon · despicable · lowlife · vulgar · mean · nasty · cantankerous
buzzardeagle
Large predatory bird
golden eagle · bald eagle · falcon · hawk · peregrine falcon
- turkey buzzardNorth American carrion bird