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SPARROWHAWK
Etymology
Noun
sparrowhawk (plural sparrowhawks)
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Any of numerous other species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius.
Source: Wiktionary
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