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sparrow hawk

noun sparrow hawks · sparrow-hawk · sparrowhawk

  1. The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.
  2. alternative Alternative form of sparrowhawk; the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), a small, short-winged European hawk and other similar Old World hawks in the subfamily Accipitrinae, that prey on smaller birds.

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@misc{sparrow_hawk_2026,
  title = {sparrow hawk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sparrow%20hawk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}