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SPARROW HAWK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

Synonyms:

Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sparrow hawk" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("sparrow hawk" is a member of...):

Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small North American falcon

Synonyms:

American kestrel; Falco sparverius; kestrel; sparrow hawk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sparrow hawk" is a kind of...):

falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Holonyms ("sparrow hawk" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)

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