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US
/ˈhɛɹiɝ/
]
[ UK /hˈæɹɪɐ/ ]
[ UK /hˈæɹɪɐ/ ]
NOUN
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a persistent attacker
the harassers were not members of the regular army - a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
- hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
How To Use harrier In A Sentence
- Larger species usually lay clutches of one to two eggs, where as smaller accipiters and harriers normally lay clutches of five to six eggs.
- The RSPB reports that, despite the upturns in the fortune of many birds of prey in recent years, the hen harrier remains a seriously threatened species.
- On a bright and breezy Sunday five Ilkley Harriers made the trip over to have a bash at the nine miles, 2,000 ft Half Tour of Pendle Fell Race.
- It is regarded by many as the most prestigious fell hound show there is, with classes for beagles, harriers, Jack Russell's and terriers.
- Overhead the Harriers and F-18s raced in to strafe the line of palm trees just inshore from the target beach. BALANCE OF POWER
- Birds such as grouse, crows, quail, partridge, nightjars, cuckoos, shrikes, larks, pipits, merlins, harriers, kestrels and buzzards would all have been seen.
- I had rooibos tea with marsh harrier. Times, Sunday Times
- Puis maintenant je me permet de te charrier ça faisait longtemps tiens : Microformats et Bloggy Friday d’octobre — Climb to the Stars
- Birds such as grouse, crows, quail, partridge, nightjars, cuckoos, shrikes, larks, pipits, merlins, harriers, kestrels and buzzards would all have been seen.
- From the Atlantic coastline to the Pocomoke River and Forest, Worcester is home to pelicans and peewees, kingbirds and cuckoos, and herons, harriers, and eagles.
