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marsh harrier

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A raptor in species Circus aeruginosus, which inhabits swampy ground.

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Meaning 2

Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

An African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus)

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Meaning 3

Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

A western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

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Meaning 4

Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

An eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus),

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Meaning 5

Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

A Papuan harrier (Circus spilonotus spilothorax or Circus spilothorax),

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Meaning 6

Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

A swamp harrier (Circus approximans)

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Meaning 7

Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

A Reunion harrier (Circus maillardi maillardi or Circus maillardi)

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Meaning 8

Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

A Madagascar marsh harrier (Circus maillardi macrosceles or Circus macrosceles).

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Meaning 9

Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Circus Aeruginosus

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Broader terms: harrier

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bruine kiekendief — Circus aeruginosus
  • Finnish: ruskosuohaukka — Circus aeruginosus
  • French: busard des roseaux — Circus aeruginosus
  • French: busard harpaye — Circus aeruginosus
  • German: Rohrweihe — Circus aeruginosus
  • Irish: cromán móna — Circus aeruginosus
  • Polish: błotniak stawowy — Circus aeruginosus
  • Russian: боло́тный лунь (bolótnyj lunʹ) — Circus aeruginosus
  • Russian: камышо́вый лунь (kamyšóvyj lunʹ) — Circus aeruginosus
  • Lower Sorbian: kanja — Circus aeruginosus
  • Swedish: brun kärrhök — Circus aeruginosus
  • Dutch: kiekendief — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Finnish: suohaukka — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • French: busard — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Italian: falco di palude — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Korean: 개구리매 (gaegurimae) — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Manx: shirragh ny bogleeyn — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Polish: błotniak — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Romanian: erete de stuf — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Russian: лунь (lunʹ) — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus
  • Swedish: kärrhök — any member of Circus resembling Circus aeruginosus