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Northern Harrier
see synonyms of northern harrierNoun
1. circus cyaneus, hen harrier, marsh hawk, northern harrier
common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Northern Harrier
see synonyms of northern harriern.
A slim-bodied hawk (Circus cyaneus) found in fields and marshy areas of the Northern Hemisphere, having an owllike face and a white patch above the tail. Also called hen harrier, marsh hawk.
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