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  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 bees from
        flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the
        honeycomb.
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     2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
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              The honey of his language.            --Shak.
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     3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.
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              Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.
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     Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of
           compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or
           honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.
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     Honey ant (Zo["o]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus
        melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and
        in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are
        larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which
        serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,
        their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a
        currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the
        honey and feed the rest.
  
     Honey badger (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.
  
     Honey bear. (Zo["o]l.) See Kinkajou.
  
     Honey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a bird related to the kites, of
        the genus Pernis. The European species is Pernis
        apivorus; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is Pernis
        ptilorhyncha. They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of
        bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite.
  
     Honey guide (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small
        birds of the family Indicatorid[ae], inhabiting Africa
        and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading
        persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also
        honeybird, and indicator.
  
     Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the
        honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
  
     Honey kite. (Zo["o]l.) See Honey buzzard (above).
  
     Honey locust (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia
        triacanthos), armed with thorns, and having long pods
        with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
  
     Honey month. Same as Honeymoon.
  
     Honey weasel (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.
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  Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
     busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
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     1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
        the genus Buteo and related genera.
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     2. (Zo["o]l.) In the United States, a term used for the
        turkey+vulture+({Cathartes+aura" rel="nofollow">turkey vulture ({Cathartes aura), and sometimes
        indiscriminately to any vulture.
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     Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe.
           The American species (of which the most common are
           Buteo borealis, Buteo Pennsylvanicus, and Buteo
           lineatus) are usually called hen hawks. -- The
           rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis
           apivorus) feeds on bees and their larv[ae], with other
           insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is
           Circus [ae]ruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and
           Carrion buzzard.
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     Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
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     2. A blockhead; a dunce.
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              It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
              be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
              buzzard.                              --Goldsmith.
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  Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
     busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
        the genus Buteo and related genera.
  
     Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe.
           The American species (of which the most common are B.
           borealis, B. Pennsylvanicus, and B. lineatus) are
           usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard,
           or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis apivorus) feeds on
           bees and their larv[ae], with other insects, and
           reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is Circus
           [ae]ruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and Carrion
           buzzard.
  
     Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
  
     2. A blockhead; a dunce.
  
              It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
              be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
              buzzard.                              --Goldsmith.

  Pernis apivorus
       n : Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents
           and reptiles [syn: honey buzzard]

  Pernis apivorus
     Translingual n.
     (taxon species family Accipitridae European honey buzzard)

  Pernis apivorus
     Translingual n.
     (taxon species family Accipitridae European honey buzzard)

  Pernis apivorus
     Translingual n.
     (taxon species family Accipitridae European honey buzzard)