buteonine

Definitions of buteonine
  1. adjective
    relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo
  2. noun
    any hawk of the genus Buteo
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    type of:
    hawk
    diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
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