资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Roughleg \Rough"leg`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus
{Archibuteo}, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called
also {rough-legged hawk}, and {rough-legged buzzard}.
Note: The best known species is {Archibuteo lagopus} of
Northern Europe, with its darker American variety
({Sancti-johannis}). The latter is often nearly or
quite black. The ferruginous roughleg ({Archibuteo
ferrugineus}) inhabits Western North America.
资料来源 : WordNet®
roughleg
n : large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on
small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: {rough-legged
hawk}, {Buteo lagopus}]