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Swainson's hawk

[ sweyn-suhnz ]

noun

  1. a migratory hawk, Buteo swainsoni, of western North America, that winters in southern South America.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Swainson's hawk1

1890–95, Americanism; named after William Swainson (1789–1855), English naturalist

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