hawk
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
Example
“It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world.”
Other meanings
Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
A kind of
- bird of prey
Kinds of hawk
- chicken hawk
- red-tailed hawk
- rough-legged hawk
- kite
- fish hawk
Word history
From Old English "hafoc".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hawk” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.