GOSHAWK


Meaning of GOSHAWK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgäs-ˌhȯk ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English goshawke, from Old English gōshafoc, from gōs 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.