diều mốc

diều mốc

Trên cành cây khô có một con diều mốc đang đậu.

Definitions
  1. Noun:
    • A type of bird of prey: "diều mốc" refers to a specific species of hawk or buzzard found in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, often characterized by its brownish or mottled ("mốc") plumage.
    • Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo): In ornithology, "diều mốc" is commonly used to name the Common Buzzard, a medium-to-large bird of prey with broad wings.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Trên cành cây khô một con diều mốc đang đậu. (On the dry branch, a Common Buzzard is perched.)
    • Diều mốc loài chim săn mồi thường thấyvùng nông thôn. (The Common Buzzard is a bird of prey commonly seen in rural areas.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Diều mốc bay lượn": describing the soaring flight of the buzzard.
    • Chúng tôi ngắm nhìn con diều mốc bay lượn trên bầu trời. (We watched the buzzard soaring in the sky.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Diều hâu (n): hawk, a general term for various birds of prey, often smaller or more agile than the "diều mốc".
  • Chim săn mồi (n): bird of prey, the general category.
  • Buteo (n): the scientific genus for buzzards.
Synonyms
  • Buse (French loanword, used in some contexts): buzzard.
  • Chim ưng (n): falcon (a different type of bird of prey, often faster).
Related Phrases
  • Mắt diều mốc: (figurative) having sharp, observant eyes like a buzzard.
    • Anh ấy đôi mắt diều mốc, chẳng điều có thể lọt qua. (He has eyes like a hawk; nothing can escape his notice.)