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Thesaurus: harrier

One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.

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  1. n. One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.
  2. n. One who harries.
  3. n. 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 aerunginosus), and the hen harrier (C. cyaneus).
  4. n. a persistent attacker
  5. n. a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
  6. n. hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
  7. n:100 n. a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits n. hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals