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red-shouldered hawk

red-shouldered hawk noun: a medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus.

red-shouldered hawk: a medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus
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Noun

red-shouldered hawk (plural red-shouldered hawks)

  1. A medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus.

red-shouldered hawk meaning in Arabic and Persian

red-shouldered hawk in Arabic

Buteo lineatus
سقاوة موشحة

red-shouldered hawk in Persian

Buteo lineatus
سارگپۀ شانهسرخ

Forms of red-shouldered hawk

pluralred-shouldered hawks

Origin of red-shouldered hawk

From red + shouldered + hawk.

Questions about red-shouldered hawk

What does red-shouldered hawk mean?
Red-shouldered hawk means a medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus.
What is red-shouldered hawk in Arabic?
Red-shouldered hawk in Arabic is سقاوة موشحة. See Red-shouldered hawk meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is red-shouldered hawk?
Red-shouldered hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of red-shouldered hawk?
The plural of red-shouldered hawk is red-shouldered hawks.

Words near red-shouldered hawk in the dictionary

  1. red-shirt
  2. red-shirts
  3. red-short
  4. red-shortness
  5. red-shouldered blackbird
  6. red-shouldered hawk
  7. red-shouldered hawks
  8. red-skinned
  9. red-spotted
  10. red-spotted purple
  11. red-spotted purples

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