English Explanatory Dictionary

Buzzards Bay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A bay of the Atlantic Ocean, within the waters of southern Massachusetts, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in the town of Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

Word forms

Buzzards Bay

Etymology

Named by colonialists who misidentified the local birds. The "buzzards" are actually ospreys.

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