sparrowhawk

sparrowhawk
A variant spelling of sparrow hawk.

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  • Sparrowhawk — or variants may refer to:BirdsSparrowhawk (sometimes Sparrow Hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus Accipiter . These include:* Chestnut flanked Sparrowhawk, A. castanilius * Collared Sparrowhawk, A. cirrocephalus *… …   Wikipedia

  • sparrowhawk — ► NOUN 1) a small hawk that preys on small birds. 2) N. Amer. the American kestrel …   English terms dictionary

  • sparrowhawk — sparrow hawk n. 1. A small hawk (Accipter nisus) of Europe, Africa, and central Asia that has short, broad wings and preys on sparrows and other small birds. 2. A small North American falcon (Falco sparverius) that hovers over fields and pastures …   Universalium

  • sparrowhawk — UK [ˈspærəʊˌhɔːk] / US [ˈsperoʊˌhɔk] noun [countable] Word forms sparrowhawk : singular sparrowhawk plural sparrowhawks a small hawk that kills smaller birds for food …   English dictionary

  • sparrowhawk — /ˈspæroʊhɔk / (say sparohhawk) noun 1. → collared sparrowhawk. 2. → nankeen kestrel. 3. any of certain small hawks of the genus Accipiter which prey on birds, especially the Eurasian sparrowhawk, A. nisus, of Eurasia and Africa, used in falconry …  

  • Sparrowhawk — This interesting and unusual surname, derives from the Old English name Spearh(e)afoc , which means literally Sparrow hawk , and as such was found as a personal name before the Norman Conquest of 1066. In its later development as a surname it had …   Surnames reference

  • sparrowhawk — spar|row|hawk [ sperou,hɔk ] noun count a small HAWK that kills smaller birds for food …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sparrowhawk — n. small hawk that preys small birds; North American kestrel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sparrowhawk — noun a small Old World hawk that preys on small birds. [Accipiter nisus and related species.] ↘N. Amer. the American kestrel …   English new terms dictionary

  • sparrowhawk — n. a small hawk, Accipiter nisus, preying on small birds …   Useful english dictionary

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