English Explanatory Dictionary

marsh harrier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A raptor in species Circus aeruginosus, which inhabits swampy ground.
  2. Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.
  3. An African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus)
  4. A western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
  5. An eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus),
  6. A Papuan harrier (Circus spilonotus spilothorax or Circus spilothorax),
  7. A swamp harrier (Circus approximans)
  8. A Reunion harrier (Circus maillardi maillardi or Circus maillardi)
  9. A Madagascar marsh harrier (Circus maillardi macrosceles or Circus macrosceles).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

marsh harrier marsh harriers

Translations

Dutch: bruine kiekendief Dutch: kiekendief Finnish: ruskosuohaukka Finnish: suohaukka French: busard des roseaux French: busard harpaye French: busard German: Rohrweihe Irish: cromán móna Polish: błotniak stawowy Polish: błotniak Russian: боло́тный лунь Russian: камышо́вый лунь Russian: лунь Lower Sorbian: kanja Swedish: brun kärrhök Swedish: kärrhök Italian: falco di palude Korean: 개구리매 Manx: shirragh ny bogleeyn Romanian: erete de stuf
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