sparrow hawk

English - Turkish

Definition of sparrow hawk in English Turkish dictionary: atmaca; (isim) atmaca; (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kerkenez
sparrowhawk: atmaca
sparrowhawk: (Kuşbilim) Atmaca (Accitpiter nisus)

English - English

Definition of sparrow hawk in English English dictionary: A small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds; A species of small falcon, Falco sparverius, that preys grasshoppers and small mammals; small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa; small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa small North American falcon; small North American falcon; Small hawk (usually genus Accipiter, family Accipitridae), found in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Sparrow hawks are gray above, barred-white below, and sometimes have white tail bars. They eat insects and small birds and mammals. The American kestrel is also called sparrow hawk; {i} small hawk native of North America and Eurasia; kestrel; small falcon of North America
sparrow hawks: plural form of sparrow hawk
sparrowhawk: A variant spelling of sparrow hawk
sparrowhawk: {n} a species of short winged hawk
sparrowhawk: (Kuşbilim) A small Old World hawk that preys on small birds. (Accipiter nisus and related species.) - N. Amer. the American kestrel
The sparrow hawk: sparhawk
The sparrow hawk: maalin
sparrowhawk: {i} small hawk that preys small birds; North American kestrel

sparrow hawk

Hyphenation

spar·row hawk

sperō hôk

/ˈsperō ˈhôk/ /ˈspɛroʊ ˈhɔːk/

[ 'spar-(")O ] (noun.) before 12th century. From the fact that the species is a hawk that preys on sparrows.

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