har·ri·er /ˈhæriɚ/
獵兔狗;越野競走者;搶劫者
Har·ri·er n. Zool. One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares. [Written also harier.]
Har·ri·er, n.
1. One who harries.
2. 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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harrier
n 1: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of
the regular army" [syn: harasser]
2: a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to
hunt rabbits
3: hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small
terrestrial animals