pigeon hawk
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Related to pigeon hawk: Falco columbarius
pigeon hawk
n.
See merlin.
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pigeon hawk
n
(Animals) the North American variety of the merlin
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mer•lin
(ˈmɜr lɪn)n.
a small falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds largely on birds taken in flight. Also called pigeon hawk.
[1350–1400; Middle English merlioun, merlone < Anglo-French merilun, Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril < Germanic; akin to German Schmerl, Old Norse smyrill]
Mer•lin
(ˈmɜr lɪn)n.
a magician and seer in Arthurian legend.
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| Noun | 1. |  pigeon hawk - small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconryfalcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae |
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