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Harrier vs Hardier - What's the difference?

harrier | hardier |

As a noun harrier

is one who.

As an adjective hardier is

(hardy).

harrier

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who .
  • Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
  • A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
  • A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
  • Derived terms

    * African marsh harrier, Circus ranivorus * black marrier, Circus maurus * cinereous marrier, Circus cinereus * eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus * hen harrier, Circus cyaneus * long-winged harrier, Circus buffoni * Malagasy marsh harrier, Circus maillardi * Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus * northern harrier, Circus cyaneus * pallid harrier, Circus macrourus * pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos * spotted harrier, Circus assimilis * swamp harrier, Circus approximans * Western harsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus

    hardier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (hardy)
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    hardy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.
  • Synonyms

    * robust * rugged * strong

    Derived terms

    * cold hardy

    Noun

    (hardies)
  • A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the (hardy hole).
  • (Webster 1913)

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