SWAINSON'S HAWK

Meaning of SWAINSON'S HAWK in English

[Swain.son's hawk] n [William Swainson d. 1855 Eng. naturalist] (1895): a buteo (Buteo swainsonii) chiefly of western No. America and So. America having pointed wings and usu. a dark breast

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SWAINSON'S HAWK — noun Etymology: William Swainson died 1855 English naturalist Date: 1895 a buteo ( Buteo swainsonii ) chiefly of western North …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWAINSON'S HAWK — noun also swainson hawk Etymology: after William Swainson died 1855 English naturalist : a large variable but typically grayish brown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAINSON'S HAWK — /swayn"seuhnz/ a migratory hawk, Buteo swainsoni, of western North America, that winters in southern South America. [ 1890-95, Amer.; named …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAINSON'S HAWK — noun Etymology: William Swainson died 1855 English naturalist Date: 1895 : a buteo ( Buteo swainsonii ) chiefly of western …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWAINSON'S HAWK — Pronunciation: ' sw ā n(t)-s ə nz- Function: noun Etymology: William Swainson † 1855 English naturalist Date: 1895 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HAWK — any of many small to medium-sized diurnal birds of prey, particularly those in the genus Accipiter, known as the true …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAWK — I Any of many small to medium-sized, diurnal Accipiter . The term is often applied to other birds in the …
Английский словарь Британика
HAWK — I. ˈhȯk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc, heafoc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAWK — (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with …
Английский словарь Webster
HAWK — (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons …
Английский словарь Webster
HAWK — ( v. i. ) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — ( n. ) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — hawk 1 — hawklike , adj. /hawk/ , n. 1. any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — v. work as a peddler, sell one's goods by going from place to place; peddle; hunt with a hawk; glide …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HAWK — I. ˈhȯk noun Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; akin to Old High German habuh hawk, Russian kobets …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAWK — vt to raise by hawking, as phlegm. 2. hawk ·noun a small board, with a handle on the under side, …
Webster English vocab
HAWK — [hawk] n [ME hauk, fr. OE hafoc; akin to OHG habuh hawk, Russ kobets a falcon] (bef. 12c) 1: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWAINSON — Swainson BrE AmE ˈsweɪn s ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAWK — hawk BrE AmE hɔːk hɑːk ▷ hawked hɔːkt hɑːkt ▷ hawking ˈhɔːk ɪŋ ˈhɑːk- ▷ hawks hɔːks hɑːks ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAWK — I. hawk 1 /hɔːk $ hɒːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hafoc ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAWK — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAWK — n. & v. n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAWK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic …
Oxford English vocab
HAWK — ( hawks, hawking, hawked) 1. A hawk is a large bird with a short, hooked beak, sharp claws, and very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAWK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB watch ▪ He seemed to be watching her like a hawk , waiting …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAWK — n. pigeon hawk fish hawk Black Hawk hawk moth duck hawk sparrow hawk War Hawk Hawks Howard Winchester Hawking radiation …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAWK — n. Any of many small to medium-sized, diurnal birds of prey , particularly those in the genus Accipiter . The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAWK — Ware hawk; the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. Hawk also signifies a sharper, in opposition …
Slang English vocab
HAWK — I. noun HAWK + VERB ▪ hover ▪ swoop , swoop down ▪ The ~ swooped low over the field. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HAWK — I 1. сущ. 1) ястреб; сокол Syn : falcon 2) а) хищник (о человеке) б) амер. милитарист, сторонник военных действий; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAWK — hawk.ogg _I 1. hɔ:k n 1> хищная птица, сокол, ястреб и т. п. 2> зоол. сокол ( Falco ) 3> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAWK — I hawk сущ.1) ястреб; сокол - fish hawk Syn:falcon 2) а) хищник (о человеке) б) амер. милитарист, сторонник военных действий; …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HAWK — _I 1. hɔ:k n 1) хищная птица, сокол, ястреб и т. п. 2> зоол. сокол ( Falco ) 3> хищник …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAWK — I [І‚°] hawk.wav 1. сущ. 1) ястреб; сокол - fish hawk Syn: falcon 2) а) хищник (о человеке) б) амер. милитарист, сторонник военных действий; сторонник "жесткого" курса (в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HAWK — 1) небольшая хищная птица 2) сокол (Falco) 3) энт. бражник; pl бражники (Sphingidae) • - African hawk - American sparrow hawk - barred honey hawk - barred …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HAWK — 1) небольшая хищная птица 2) сокол ( Falco ) 3) энт. бражник; pl бражники ( Sphingidae ) • - African …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HAWK — I 1. сущ. 1) ястреб; сокол Syn : falcon 2) а) хищник (о человеке) б) амер. милитарист, сторонник военных действий; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWAINSON HAWK — noun see swainson's hawk
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAINSON PEA — ˈswān(t)sən- noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Isaac Swainson died 1806 : a plant of the genus Swainsona
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAINSON'S THRUSH — a North American thrush, Catharus ustulatus, having olive upper parts and wintering south to Argentina. Also called olive-backed thrush . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWAINSONA — swānˈsōnə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Isaac Swainson died 1806 English gardener 1. capitalized : a genus of Australian herbs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH — /ol"iv bakt'/ . See Swainson's thrush . [ 1835-45, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: LITERATURE — Arabic Arab intellectuals were preoccupied in 2000 with globalization, and the dubious nature of that phenomenon was questioned in two …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: PERFORMING-ARTS
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: ENVIRONMENT — BOTANICAL GARDENS The development of international policies to harmonize the responses to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) dominated the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ISTANBUL — Turkish Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, ancient Byzantium largest city and seaport in Turkey. Strategically situated on a hilly triangular peninsula at …
Britannica English vocabulary
EXPEDITION — ex ‧ pe ‧ di ‧ tion /ˌekspəˈdɪʃ ə n, ˌekspɪˈdɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIGHT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

← SWAHILI SWAZI→