| / English Dictionary |
SPARROW HAWK
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
Synonyms:
Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sparrow hawk" is a kind of...):
hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
Holonyms ("sparrow hawk" is a member of...):
Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small North American falcon
Synonyms:
American kestrel; Falco sparverius; kestrel; sparrow hawk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("sparrow hawk" is a kind of...):
falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
Holonyms ("sparrow hawk" is a member of...):
Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
