I. ˈharēə(r), -riə- also ˈher- noun
( -s )
Etymology: irregular from hare (I) + -ier
1. : a hunting dog from 19 to 21 inches high resembling a small foxhound and used for hunting rabbits and other small game
2. : a runner on a cross-country team
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: harry (I) + -er
1. : one that harries
2.
[alteration (influenced by harry ) (I) of earlier harrower, from harrow (I) + -er ]
: any of various slender hawks with long angled wings and long legs that constitute a genus ( Circus ), feed chiefly on small mammals, reptiles, and insects which they hunt by flying low over open ground, and usually nest on the ground — see hen harrier , marsh harrier , marsh hawk
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northern harrier
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