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mousehawk

mousehawk noun: any of several hawks (e.g. the rough-legged hawk, northern harrier, etc.).

Noun

mousehawk (plural mousehawks)

  1. (dialectal) Any of several hawks (e.g. the rough-legged hawk, northern harrier, etc.).
  2. (dialectal) An owl.

Forms of mousehawk

pluralmousehawks
alternative formmouse-hawk
alternative formmouse hawk

Origin of mousehawk

From Middle English *moushauk, from Old English mūshafoc (literally “mouse-hawk”), equivalent to mouse + hawk.

Questions about mousehawk

What does mousehawk mean?
Mousehawk means any of several hawks (e.g. the rough-legged hawk, northern harrier, etc.).
What part of speech is mousehawk?
Mousehawk is a noun.
What is the plural of mousehawk?
The plural of mousehawk is mousehawks.

Words near mousehawk in the dictionary

  1. mousefalls
  2. mousefish
  3. mousefishes
  4. mousefucker
  5. mousefuckers
  6. mousehawk
  7. mousehawks
  8. mousehole
  9. mouseholes
  10. mouseholing
  11. mousehood

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