staniel

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/ˈstænjəl/

noun

The kestrel or windhover.

Similar
stand hawkstannel hawk
OriginMiddle English staniel ← Old English stānġilla →
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Meanings

nounstaniel (plural staniels)

plural staniels · alternative stanyel · alternative stannyel · alternative stannel · alternative standgale · alternative stanchel · alternative steingale · alternative stonegall

  1. The kestrel or windhover.

    Synonyms: stand hawk, stannel hawk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe kestrel or windhover.

Similar
stand hawkstannel hawk
Also see
kestrelstand hawkstannel hawkwindhover

Origin

  1. Old Englishstānġilla
  2. Middle Englishstaniel“bird of prey”
  3. Englishstaniel

From Middle English staniel (“bird of prey”), from Old English stānġilla, stānġella (“staniel, pelican”, literally “rock-crier”), from stān (“stone, rock”) + ġella (“yeller, crier”). More at stone, yell.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with staniel

annualdanielspaniel
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Anagrams

salientelastinsaltineSteliantselinanailsetalestin
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APA

staniel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staniel

MLA

“staniel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staniel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staniel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staniel.

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