chicken hawk

chicken hawk
a) Any of the North American hawk species (Coopers hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.
b) An adult male preferring younger male sexual partners.

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