Definitions For Sparrowhawk

Noun

SPARROWHAWK (plural SPARROWHAWKs) The eurasian sparrowhawk, accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged european hawk that preys on smaller birds. (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket. Any of numerous other species of accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus. Alternate form of sparrow hawk; the american kestrel, falco sparverius.

Derived terms

() () () chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk () () () eurasian sparrowhawk () () () () () () () levant sparrowhawk () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () ()

Translations

Eurasian sparrowhawk Indonesian: elang-alap Thai:

Alternative forms

sparrow-hawk, sparrow hawk, sparhawk, spar-hawk

Etymology

From , , from , , equivalent to sparrow + hawk. Cognate with , , .