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Cooper's hawk

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Coo·per's hawk  (kprz, kprz)
n.
A short-winged hawk (Accipiter cooperii) widespread throughout North America, having a dark back, a long tail, and a rusty-barred chest.
[After William Cooper (1797-1864), American ornithologist.]
Cooper's hawk
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
[named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist]
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Noun1.Cooper's hawkCooper's hawk - bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
Accipiter cooperii, blue darter
hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Accipiter, genus Accipiter - type genus of the family Accipitridae


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[dagger]) Includes burrowing owl (n = 2), sharp-shinned hawk (n = 2), Cooper's hawk (n = 1), eastern screech owl (n = 1), merlin (n = 1), osprey (n = 1), prairie falcon (n = 1), and northern saw-whet owl (n = 1).
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There was the Cooper's hawk swooping down from the sky and skimming the grass.
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