Circaetus (serkaetus)

[NL. (Vieillot, 1816), circar, 10. See sircar. Circa ian (sér-kash'ian), a. and n. [F. Cir ca ien, G. Tscherke e, a Circa ian, Tscherke ien, Cir ca ia, E. also Cherke es, pl. The Circa ians call Circeidæ, Circeadæ (sér-sē'i-dē, -a-dē), n. pl. [NL., prop. * Circidæ, circensian (ser-sen's hi an), a. [L. cir censes (sc. lud i ), games of the circus, pl. of circensis, a., Marsh-hawk, or Harrier (Circus hudson i us). facial disk and large ear-parts, as in some owls, a weak toothle bill, and lengthened wings, tail, and legs: a small group represented by the genus Circus and its subdivisions, containing 15 or 20 species, of various parts of the world. circle