n.
Pronunciation: ' gäs- ˌ ho ̇ k
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English goshawke, from Old English g ō shafoc, from g ō s goose + hafoc hawk
Date: before 12th century
: any of several long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings especially : a large accipiter ( Accipiter gentilis ) of the northern hemisphere that is grayish-blue above with a barred white-and-gray underside and has a white stripe above and behind the eye