sparrowhawk
See also: sparrow hawk
English
Alternative forms
- sparrow-hawk, sparrow hawk, sparhawk, spar-hawk
Etymology
From Middle English sparhauk, sperhauk, from Old English spearhafoc, spearhabuc (“sparrow-hawk”), equivalent to sparrow + hawk. Cognate with Danish spurvehøg (“sparrowhawk”), Swedish sparvhök (“sparrowhawk”), Icelandic sparrhaukur (“sparrowhawk”).
Noun
sparrowhawk (plural sparrowhawks)
- The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
- 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.
Derived terms
terms derived from sparrowhawk
Translations
Eurasian sparrowhawk — see Eurasian sparrowhawk
any of many other species of Accipiter
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Further reading
Sparrowhawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eurasian sparrowhawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia American kestrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Accipiter nisus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Falco sparverius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Accipiter nisus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Falco sparverius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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