sparrowhawk (0 synonym found)

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Definition of sparrowhawk:

(n) : A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
(n) : (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
(n) : Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
(n) : Alternative form of sparrow hawk; American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit. [The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.]
Definition of sparrowhawk:

(n) : A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
(n) : (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
(n) : Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
(n) : Alternative form of sparrow hawk; American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit. [The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.]
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