GOSHAWK
Dictionary entry overview: What does goshawk mean? • GOSHAWK (noun)
The noun GOSHAWK has 1 sense:
1. large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Familiarity information: GOSHAWK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GOSHAWK (noun)
Meaning:
Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Accipiter gentilis; goshawk
Hypernyms ("goshawk" is a kind of...):
hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
Holonyms ("goshawk" is a member of...):
Accipiter; genus Accipiter (type genus of the family Accipitridae)
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