goshawk

English - Turkish

Definition of goshawk in English Turkish dictionary

atmaca

çakırdoğan

(Kuşbilim) Atmaca, çakırdoğan, Accipiter gentilis; doğu atmacası, Accipiter nisus

doğu atmacası

Accipiter gentilis

toğrul

Related Terms

northern goshawk

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) çakırkuşu

English - English

Definition of goshawk in English English dictionary

Any of several birds of prey in the genus, Accipiter

large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry

{n} a hawk of a large kind or breed

atricapillus are the best known species

A large bird of prey, Accipiter gentilis, that is widespread throughout the temperate parts of the northern hemisphere, living mainly in coniferous forests

Novæ-Hollandiæ is pure white

Any of the more powerful accipiters (hawks in the genus Accipiter), primarily short-winged, forest-dwelling bird catchers. Best known is the northern goshawk, which reaches about 2 ft (60 cm) in length with a 4.3-ft (1.3-m) wingspread and has finely barred gray plumage. Long used for falconry, the goshawk takes game as large as foxes and grouse. In the wild it lives in temperate to northern forests throughout the Northern Hemisphere, though it has become rare in the British Isles and is declining in North America. Several other species are found in the Southern Hemisphere

The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A

The Australian goshawk A

They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage

{i} large hawk, bird of prey formerly used in falconry

Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known

Related Terms

goshawks

plural of goshawk

Hyphenation

gos·hawk

Turkish pronunciation

gäshôk

Pronunciation

/ˈgäsˌhôk/ /ˈɡɑːsˌhɔːk/

Etymology

[ 'gäs-"hok ] (noun.) before 12th century. From the fact that the species are hawks that were alleged in days of old to prey on geese (gos being a diminutive of goose, as in gosling).