Buteon
/ˈbjuː.ti.ən/noun
A bird of the hawk genus Buteo, especially a buzzard or closely related raptor.
Did you know?The genus name Buteo was formalized by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, preserving an ancient Latin word for a buzzard-like bird rather than creating a modern scientific invention.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
buteō
“A buzzard or hawk-like bird; the exact species intended by ancient writers is uncertain.”
18th Century
New Latin
Buteo
“A formal genus name for buzzards and related broad-winged hawks, established in zoological classification.”
1758
Latin
Buteo
“Used by Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of Systema Naturae as a recognized bird genus.”
19th Century
English
buteon
“An English ornithological noun for a bird belonging to the genus Buteo.”
Modern English
English
buteon
“A technical term for a Buteo hawk or buzzard, now encountered mainly in ornithological writing.”
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