Honey buzzard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
    Pernis apivorus.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), a bird related to the kites, of the genus Pernis. The European species is P. apivorus; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is P. ptilorhyncha. They feed upon honey and the larvæ of bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite.

Webster 1913