goshawk

gos·hawk

 (gŏs′hôk′)

n.

Any of several large, powerful accipiters, especially the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), having broad rounded wings and a long tail.


[Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc : gōs, goose; see goose + hafoc, hawk; see hawk1.]

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goshawk

(ˈɡɒsˌhɔːk)

n

(Animals) a large hawk, Accipiter gentilis, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having a bluish-grey back and wings and paler underparts: used in falconry

[Old English gōshafoc; see goose1, hawk1]

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gos•hawk

(ˈgɒsˌhɔk)

n.

any of several robust short-winged hawks, esp. Accipiter gentilis, of North America and Eurasia.

[before 1000; Middle English goshauk, Old English gōshafoc. See goose, hawk1]

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Translations

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