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Cooper's hawk
noun
- a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast.
Cooper's hawk
noun
- a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cooper's hawk1
1820–30, Americanism; named after William Cooper (died 1864), American ornithologist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cooper's hawk1
C19: named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist
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