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red-tailed hawk

[ red-teyld ]

noun

  1. a North American hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, dark brown above, whitish with black streaking below, and having a reddish-brown tail.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of red-tailed hawk1

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

Nothing moved below, but a red-tailed hawk sailed across her vision.

A large red-tailed hawk was once put into a garret where there was a snowy owl.

After 10 minutes of this behavior, a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) screamed as it flew overhead.

Standing there, I looked down upon the back of the red-tailed hawk as he flew out over the earth beneath me.

A red-tailed hawk once was observed to swoop down, seize a prairie dog and fly down the canyon.

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