- red-shouldered hawk
- noun Date: 1812 a common North American hawk (Buteo lineatus) that has a banded tail and a light spot on the underside of the wings toward the tips
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red-shouldered hawk
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red-shouldered hawk — [red′shōl΄dərd] n. a dark colored, North American hawk (Buteo lineatus) having a reddish patch on each shoulder and thick bands of white on the tail feathers … English World dictionary
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red-shouldered hawk — /red shohl deuhrd/ a North American hawk, Buteo lineatus, having rufous shoulders. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
red-shouldered hawk — noun North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders • Syn: ↑Buteo lineatus • Hypernyms: ↑hawk • Member Holonyms: ↑Buteo, ↑genus Buteo … Useful english dictionary
red-shouldered hawk — noun (Buteo lineatus), a medium sized hawk native to North America … Wiktionary
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Hawk — /hawk/, n. Mil. a medium range, mobile U.S. surface to air missile system. [H(oming) A(ll the) W(ay) K(iller)] * * * I Any of many small to medium sized, diurnal birds of prey, particularly those in the genus Accipiter. The term is often applied… … Universalium
hawk — hawk1 hawklike, adj. /hawk/, n. 1. any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a short, hooked beak, broad wings, and curved talons, often seen circling or swooping at low altitudes. 2. any of several similar, unrelated birds … Universalium
