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 Rough·leg n. Zool. Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes.  Called also rough-legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard.
 Note: ☞ The best known species is Archibuteo lagopus of Northern Europe, with its darker American variety (Sancti-johannis). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg (Archibuteo ferrugineus) inhabits Western North America.
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 Rough-legged a. Zool. Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird.
 rough-legged hawk. Zool. See Roughleg.
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 rough-legged hawk
      n : large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on
          small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: roughleg,
           Buteo lagopus]