firehawk

F4I1R1E1H4A1W4K5

noun

The black kite, particularly in the context of its spreading of wildfires.

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Meanings

nounfirehawk (plural firehawks)

plural firehawks

  1. The black kite, particularly in the context of its spreading of wildfires.

    ... Firehawks. Some birds just want to watch the world burn. RANGE: Australian grasslands SPECIES: Black kite […] "firehawks.” Firehawks are generally well known to First Nations people who live in these areas, and several groups[…]

    2024 September 17, Cara Giaimo, Joshua Foer, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders, Workman Publishing Company, →ISBN
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    ... firehawks would “manage” the fire by redirecting it to where they wanted it to go. Firehawks use fire simply because it's a very effective tool – Bob Gosford says the fires kick off “a feeding frenzy, because out of these grasslands[…]"

    2018 October 30, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Vital Science, Macmillan Publishers Aus., →ISBN, page 268

Origin

From fire + hawk.

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“firehawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firehawk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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