Buzzards Bay

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English

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Etymology

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Named by colonialists who misidentified the local birds. The "buzzards" are actually ospreys.

Proper noun

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Buzzards Bay

  1. A bay of the Atlantic Ocean, within the waters of southern Massachusetts, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
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