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→Name origin: Just wrong. Buzzard is not slang, but an actual word pertaining to New World vultures (that is, they are a subset of vultures).
(→Name origin: Just wrong. Buzzard is not slang, but an actual word pertaining to New World vultures (that is, they are a subset of vultures).) |
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Mandibuzz is a combination of ''mandible'' and ''[[wp:buzzard|buzzard]]'' | Mandibuzz is a combination of ''mandible'' and ''[[wp:buzzard|buzzard]]''. | ||
The Japanese name, Barujiina, possibly comes from a Hebrew word, בז ''bazz'', meaning falcon, or "vulture," considering the Japanese language's inability to differentiate between the English "V" and "B," as well as "R" and "L." | The Japanese name, Barujiina, possibly comes from a Hebrew word, בז ''bazz'', meaning falcon, or "vulture," considering the Japanese language's inability to differentiate between the English "V" and "B," as well as "R" and "L." | ||