windhover

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windhover

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From wind + hover, due to the bird’s habit of hovering by beating the wind with its wings; compare windfucker (attested earlier).

noun windhovers

UK The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
Similar: kestrel, staniel, windfucker, windsucker

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@misc{windhover_2026,
  title = {windhover},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/windhover},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}