Cooper's hawk

noun

Astur cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.

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chickenhawkblue darterAccipiter cooperii
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Meanings

nounCooper's hawk (plural Cooper's hawks)

plural Cooper's hawks

  1. Astur cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.

    However, there are certain species of hawks which are to be feared; these are the Cooper's hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk, the first being very destructive to poultry and the latter killing many wild birds.

    1911, Anna Botsford Comstock, Handbook of Nature Study, 24th edition, published 1939, page 105

    Synonyms: chickenhawk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAstur cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.

Similar
chickenhawk

More synonyms by meaning

nounbluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight

Similar
blue darterAccipiter cooperii
Broader
hawk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after William Cooper.

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Translations

Catalan astor de Cooper, esparver de Cooper
  • astor de Cooperhawk
  • esparver de Cooperhawk
Dutch Coopers sperwer
  • Coopers sperwerhawk
French épervier de Cooper
  • épervier de Cooperhawk
German Rundschwanzsperber
  • Rundschwanzsperberhawk
Italian sparviere di Cooper
  • sparviere di Cooperhawk
Portuguese falcão-do-tanoeiro
  • falcão-do-tanoeirohawk
Spanish azor de Cooper, gavilán de Cooper
  • azor de Cooperhawk
  • gavilán de Cooperhawk
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Chicago

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