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noun

Harrier n.

One who harries.

(Zool.) 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 aeruginosus), and the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus).

Harrier hawk (Zool.), one of several species of American hawks of the genus Micrastur.

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Etymology of 'Harrier'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Harrier" Quotes from Famous Books

... Harrier, n. English bird-name (that which harries), assigned in New Zealand to Circus gouldii, Bonap. (also called Swamp-hawk), and in Australia to C. assimilis, Jard. and Selb., or C. approximans, ...

— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris

... Jacob Hurd, stern witch-harrier of Ipswich, can abide nothing out of the ordinary course of things, whether it be flight on a broomstick or the wrong adding of figures; so his son gives him trouble, for he is an imaginative boy, who walks alone, talking ...

— Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete • Charles M. Skinner

Words linked to "Harrier" : assailant, circus, Montagu's harrier, genus Circus, hawk, marsh harrier, northern harrier, harasser, attacker, hound dog, harry, aggressor, Circus Aeruginosus, hound, harrier eagle, assaulter, marsh hawk, hen harrier, Circus pygargus, Circus cyaneus