honey hawk

  • 21Honey War — The Honey War was a bloodless territorial dispute in 1839 between Iowa (then a part of Wisconsin Territory) and Missouri over its border.The dispute over a convert|9.5|mi|km|sing=on wide strip running the entire length of the border, caused by… …

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  • 22hawk moth — any of numerous moths of the family Sphingidae, noted for their very swift flight and ability to hover while sipping nectar from flowers. Also called sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth. [1775 85] * * * or sphinx moth Any moth of the… …

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  • 23honey buzzard — n. buzzard like hawk that feeds on honey from bees nests …

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  • 24honey buzzard — a long tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects. [1665 75] * * * …

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  • 25bee hawk — Honey Hon ey (h[u^]n [y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko nis dust, Skr. ka[.n]a grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by… …

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  • 26Bee hawk — Hawk Hawk (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. h[ o]k, Dan. h[ o]g, prob. from the root of E. heave.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of numerous species and genera of… …

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  • 27Eagle hawk — Hawk Hawk (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. h[ o]k, Dan. h[ o]g, prob. from the root of E. heave.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of numerous species and genera of… …

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  • 28Oriental Honey Buzzard — Taxobox name = Oriental Honey Buzzard image caption = Male at Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49313|title=Pernis… …

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  • 29Crested Honey Buzzard — Male at Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. Conservation status …

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  • 30Bee hawk — Bee Bee (b[=e]), n. [AS. be[ o]; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b[=y], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and family {Apid[ae]} (the… …

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