goshawk
Syllables: gos·hawk/ˈɡɒshɔːk/
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Canada/ˈɡɑshɑk/
goshawk noun: any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
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Noun
goshawk (plural goshawks)
- Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
- But you heed me no more than a goss-hawk minds a yellow yoldring.1820, [Walter Scott], chapter II, in The Abbot. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
goshawk meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian
goshawk in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
goshawk in Arabic
- bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
- بَاز bāz, بَازِيّ bāziyy
goshawk in Indonesian
- bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
- elang-alap
Forms of goshawk
| plural | goshawks |
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Origin of goshawk
Inherited from Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.
Words formed from goshawk
- African goshawk
- black goshawk
- black-mantled goshawk
- brown goshawk
- chanting goshawk
- chestnut-shouldered goshawk
- Chinese goshawk
- crested goshawk
- dark chanting goshawk
- Doria's goshawk
- eastern chanting goshawk
- Fiji goshawk
- Frances' goshawk
- Gabar goshawk
- grey-bellied goshawk
- grey goshawk
- grey-headed goshawk
- Henst's goshawk
- Meyer's goshawk
- Moluccan goshawk
- New Britain goshawk
- northern goshawk
- pale chanting goshawk
- pied goshawk
- red-chested goshawk
- red goshawk
- spot-tailed goshawk
- Sulawesi goshawk
- white-bellied goshawk
- white goshawk
Questions about goshawk
- What does goshawk mean?
- Goshawk means any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
- What is goshawk in Tamil?
- Goshawk in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Goshawk meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is goshawk?
- Goshawk is a noun.
- How do you pronounce goshawk?
- Goshawk is pronounced /ˈɡɒshɔːk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of goshawk?
- The plural of goshawk is goshawks.
Words near goshawk in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: goshawk (page history and authors); goshawk (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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