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Cooper's Hawk — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Cooper's hawk — ☆ Cooper s hawk [ko͞op′ərz ] n. [after Wm. Cooper, 19th c. U.S. ornithologist] a medium sized hawk (Accipiter cooperii) with a long, rounded tail and short, rounded wings … English World dictionary
Cooper`s hawk — Kuperio vanagas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Accipiter cooperii angl. Cooper s hawk vok. Rundschwanzsperber, m rus. куперов ястреб, m pranc. épervier de Cooper, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji vanagai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Cooper's hawk — noun Etymology: William Cooper died 1864 American naturalist Date: 1828 an American hawk (Accipiter cooperii) that is larger than the similarly colored sharp shinned hawk and has a more rounded tail … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cooper's hawk — Coo′per s hawk′ n. orn a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a gray back and a rusty breast • Etymology: 1820–30, amer.; after William Cooper (d. 1864), U.S. ornithologist … From formal English to slang
Cooper's hawk — a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish gray back and a rusty breast. [1820 30, Amer.; named after William Cooper (d. 1864), American ornithologist] * * * … Universalium
Cooper's hawk — noun bluish grey North American hawk having a darting flight • Syn: ↑blue darter, ↑Accipiter cooperii • Hypernyms: ↑hawk • Member Holonyms: ↑Accipiter, ↑genus Accipiter … Useful english dictionary
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 [hôk] n. [ME hauk < OE hafoc, akin to Ger habicht, Pol kobuz, falcon] 1. a) any of various accipitrine birds having short, rounded wings and a long tail and legs, as Cooper s hawk, goshawk, and the harriers b) loosely any of various… … English World dictionary
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
