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goshawk
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gos·hawk  (gshôk)
n.
1. A large powerful hawk (Accipiter gentilis) having broad rounded wings, a long tail, and gray or brownish plumage.
2. Any of several similar or related hawks.
[Middle English goshauk, from Old English gshafoc : gs, goose; see goose + hafoc, hawk; see hawk1.]
goshawk [ˈgɒsˌhɔːk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large hawk, Accipiter gentilis, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having a bluish-grey back and wings and paler underparts: used in falconry
[Old English gōshafoc; see goose1, hawk1]
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Noun1.goshawk - large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconrygoshawk - large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Accipiter gentilis
hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Accipiter, genus Accipiter - type genus of the family Accipitridae
Translations
goshawk [ˈgɒshɔːk] N → azor m
goshawk
n → (Hühner)habicht m
goshawk [ˈgɒsˌhɔːk] n → astore m nostrano
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