COOPER'S HAWK


Meaning of COOPER'S HAWK in English

noun

also cooper hawk

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: after William Cooper died 1864 American naturalist

: an American hawk ( Accipiter cooperii ) that is larger than the similarly colored sharp-shinned hawk and has a more rounded tail

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