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PIGEON HAWK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pigeon hawk mean?
• PIGEON HAWK (noun)
The noun PIGEON HAWK has 1 sense:
1. small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
Familiarity information: PIGEON HAWK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Falco columbarius; merlin; pigeon hawk
Hypernyms ("pigeon hawk" is a kind of...):
falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
Holonyms ("pigeon hawk" is a member of...):
Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)
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