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noun
a North American hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, dark brown above, whitish with black streaking below, and having a reddish-brown tail.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
1795–1805, Americanism
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| red-tailed hawk | |
noun | |
| dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail [syn: redtail] |
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Habitat of the mountain sheep, golden eagle and red-tailed hawk.
Overhead, a red-tailed hawk screamed out its call, agitating the little brown birds at the water's edge.
The great horned owl is the nighttime counterpart to the red-tailed hawk.
Features a red-tailed hawk engraving, augmented by a natural woodgrain handle and gold lettering.
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