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Pernis

noun

a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts

• Syn: ↑genus Pernis

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑honey buzzard, ↑Pernis apivorus

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\\ˈpərnə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, modification of Greek pternis, a hawk

: a genus of hawks (family Falconidae) consisting of the honey buzzards

Useful english dictionary. 2012.