red-tailed hawk

Noun

Meaning

dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

redtail Buteo jamaicensis eagle falcon buzzard golden eagle goshawk accipiter bald eagle bird of prey buteo gyrfalcon black kite northern harrier red-shouldered hawk

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Hypernyms

hawk

Examples

Do you think if the red-tailed hawk spent two or three days sulking on a branch over just missing that big fat juicy rabbit, it would survive? Source: Internet

The officers stopped to investigate and discovered the bird, a red-tailed hawk,, but unable to pull itself free from the bumper. Source: Internet

What a delight to see 's Rita McMahon, staff & volunteers release this red-tailed hawk in Central Park. Source: Internet

The red-tailed hawk was easy… I was mowing the lawn one day and found a wing feather in the grass next to my house. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

red-tailed boa red-tailed bumblebee red-tailed guenon red-tailed laughingthrush red-tailed phascogale red-tailed shrike