SPARROW HAWK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sparrow hawk mean? 

• SPARROW HAWK (noun)
  The noun SPARROW HAWK has 2 senses:

1. small North American falcon

2. small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

  Familiarity information: SPARROW HAWK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPARROW HAWK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small North American falcon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American kestrel; Falco sparverius; kestrel; sparrow hawk

Hypernyms ("sparrow hawk" is a kind of...):

falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Holonyms ("sparrow hawk" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Accipiter nisus; sparrow hawk

Hypernyms ("sparrow hawk" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("sparrow hawk" is a member of...):

Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)