Found 2 hits - Term: hawk owl, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hawk \hawk\ haddk, n. oe. hauk prob. fr. icel., havek,
as. hafoc, heafoc; akin to d. havik, ohg. habuh, g. habicht,
icel. haukr, sw. h"ok, dan. h"og, prob. from the root of
e. heave. zool.
one of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the
family falconidae. they differ from the true falcons in
lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in
having shorter and less pointed wings. many are of large size
and grade into the eagles. some, as the goshawk, were
formerly trained like falcons. in a more general sense the
word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as
the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.
1913 webster
note: among the common american species are the red-tailed
hawk buteo borealis; the red-shouldered buteo
lineatus; the broad-winged buteo pennsylvanicus;
the rough-legged archibuteo lagopus; the
sharp-shinned accipiter fuscus. see fishhawk,
goshawk, marsh hawk, under marsh, night hawk,
under night.
1913 webster
bee hawk zool., the honey buzzard.
eagle hawk. see under eagle.
hawk eagle zool., an asiatic bird of the genus
spizaetus, or limnaetus, intermediate between the
hawks and eagles. there are several species.
hawk fly zool., a voracious fly of the family
asilidae. see hornet fly, under hornet.
hawk moth. zool. see hawk moth, in the vocabulary.
hawk owl. zool.
a a northern owl surnia ulula of europe and america. it
flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.
b an owl of india ninox scutellatus.
hawk's bill horology, the pawl for the rack, in the
striking mechanism of a clock.
1913 webster
see also:
falconidae buteo borealis buteo lineatus buteo pennsylvanicus archibuteo lagopus accipiter fuscus
fishhawk goshawk marsh hawk marsh night hawk
night bee hawk eagle hawk eagle hawk eagle
spizaetus limnaetus hawk fly asilidae hornet fly
hornet hawk moth hawk owl surnia ulula ninox scutellatus
hawk's bill
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
hawk owl
n : gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of
the northern hemisphere syn: surnia ulula
see also:
surnia ulula
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about hawk owl: Chicken Hawk
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Chicken Hawk, definition of term: Chicken Hawk
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Black Hawk, definition of term: Black Hawk
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Bee Hawk, definition of term: Bee Hawk
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Barn Owl, definition of term: Barn Owl
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