Buteonid
/ˈbjuː.ti.ə.nɪd/noun
A bird belonging to the hawk subfamily Buteoninae, which includes buzzards and related broad-winged raptors.
Did you know?The name ultimately comes from Latin buteo, meaning “buzzard” or a similar raptor, and was later adapted into scientific taxonomy.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
buteō
“Buzzard or a buzzard-like bird of prey”
18th Century
Scientific Latin
Buteo
“The genus name established for buzzards and related hawks”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
Buteonidae
“A taxonomic family name formed from Buteo with the family suffix -idae”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
buteonid
“A member of the Buteonidae group”
Modern English
English
buteonid
“A member of the hawk subfamily Buteoninae, especially a buzzard or related raptor”
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