Meaning of HARRIER
| Pronunciation: | | 'hareeur
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- [n] hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
- [n] a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
- [n] a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"
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| | See Also: | | aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker, Circus, Circus Aeruginosus, Circus cyaneus, Circus pygargus, genus Circus, hawk, hen harrier, hound, hound dog, marsh harrier, marsh hawk, Montagu's harrier, northern harrier | |
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\Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Hare}, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.
[Written also {harier}.]
\Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Harry}.]
1. One who harries.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of
the genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals
or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier ({Circus
[ae]runginosus}), and the hen harrier ({C. cyaneus}).
{Harrier hawk}(?), one of several species of American hawks
of the genus {Micrastur}.
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