goshawk
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goshawk
- /ˈɡɒshɔːk/ UK
- /ˈɡɑshɑk/ Canada
Rhymes with -ɒshɔːk, -ɑshɑk
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.
noun goshawks
- Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter. But you heed me no more than a goss-hawk minds a yellow yoldring.
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noun bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
| Español | azor |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オオタカ ōtaka |
| 中文 | 蒼鷹 /苍鹰 cāngyīng |
| Português | açor |
| Français | autour |
| Deutsch | Habicht |
| Italiano | astore |
| Ελληνικά | διπλοσάινο diplosáino |
| Română | uliu |
| Русский | тетеревя́тник teterevjátnik, я́стреб-тетеревя́тник jástreb-teterevjátnik, большо́й я́стреб bolʹšój jástreb |
| العربية | بَاز bāz, بَازِيّ bāziyy |
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