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sparrow hawk

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sparrow hawk

 
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–noun
1. a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
2. American kestrel.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME

American kestrel

 
–noun
a small American falcon, Falco sparverius, that preys esp. on grasshoppers and small mammals.
Also called sparrow hawk.
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sparrow hawk  
n.  

  1. A small hawk (Accipter nisus) of Europe, Africa, and central Asia that has short, broad wings and preys on sparrows and other small birds.

  2. A small North American falcon (Falco sparverius) that hovers over fields and pastures, feeding chiefly on insects and mice. Also called American kestrel.

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