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  • noun In ornithology, the name of an East Indian kite. It is also used as a generic name.

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  • noun Any of three species of small, crested hawks in the genus Aviceda.

Etymologies

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Hindi  (baz, "goshawk")

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  • A genus of hawk native from Australia, southern Asia, and Africa. Bazas are sometimes known as cuckoo-hawks; they have a prominent crest and two tooth-like indentations on the edge of the upper bill. Here's a snazzy example.

    January 8, 2008