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firehawk

firehawk noun: the black kite, particularly in the context of its spreading of wildfires.

Noun

firehawk (plural firehawks)

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

Forms of firehawk

pluralfirehawks

Origin of firehawk

From fire + hawk.

Questions about firehawk

What does firehawk mean?
Firehawk means the black kite, particularly in the context of its spreading of wildfires.
What part of speech is firehawk?
Firehawk is a noun.
What is the plural of firehawk?
The plural of firehawk is firehawks.

Words near firehawk in the dictionary

  1. firegrounds
  2. fireguard
  3. fireguards
  4. firehall
  5. firehalls
  6. firehawk
  7. firehawks
  8. firehead tetra
  9. firehead tetras
  10. firehole
  11. fireholes

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