chicken hawk

A form of chickenhawk — Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.

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Meanings

nounchicken hawk (plural chicken hawks)

plural chicken hawks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chickenhawk.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry

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hen hawk
Broader
hawk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

chicken hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20hawk

MLA

“chicken hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20hawk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken hawk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20hawk.

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