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GOSHAWK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Synonyms:
Accipiter gentilis; goshawk
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("goshawk" is a kind of...):
hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
Holonyms ("goshawk" is a member of...):
Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)