white hawk

noun

Leucopternis albicollis, an Amazonian raptor

Meanings

white hawk1

nounwhite hawk (plural white hawks)

plural white hawks

  1. Leucopternis albicollis, an Amazonian raptor

White Hawk2

proper nounWhite Hawk (plural White Hawks)

plural White Hawks · alternative Whitehawk

  1. An Amerindian surname.

Origin

white+hawk. Calque of various Amerind languages.

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Chicago

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