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Meaning of sparrowhawk

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sparrowhawk

noun

Definitions

  1. A small falcon, Falco sparverius, the American kestrel or American sparrowhawk, that preys on grasshoppers and small animals, which is found in North and South America.

noun

Definitions

  1. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.

  2. A female such bird, a male being a musket.

  3. Any of numerous other species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.