hawk vs honey buzzard

honey buzzard vs hawk

hawk and honey buzzard both are nouns.

hawk is a verb but honey buzzard is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hawk	Yes	No	Yes	No
honey buzzard	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, honey buzzard is a hyponym of hawk; that is, honey buzzard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hawk:

hawk: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
honey buzzard: Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles

Other hyponyms of hawk include eyas, tercel, tercelet, tiercel, Accipiter gentilis, goshawk, Accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk, Accipiter cooperii, blue darter, Cooper's hawk, chicken hawk, hen hawk, buteonine, Buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail, Buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg, Buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk, Buteo buteo, buzzard, Pernis apivorus, kite, harrier, harrier eagle, short-toed eagle, falcon, fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, Pandion haliaetus, sea eagle.

hawk (noun)	honey buzzard (noun)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail	Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

hawk (verb)	honey buzzard (verb)
clear mucus or food from one's throat
hunt with hawks
sell or offer for sale from place to place

Difference between hawk and honey buzzard

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