SPARROW HAWK


Meaning of SPARROW HAWK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 15th century

: any of various small hawks: as

a. : an Old World accipiter ( Accipiter nisus ) that is dark gray to blackish above with the female having a grayish-brown barred underside and the male having a chestnut barred underside

b. : kestrel b

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