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sharp-shinned hawks

sharp-shinned hawks is the plural of sharp-shinned hawk.

Meaning of sharp-shinned hawk

Noun

sharp-shinned hawk (plural sharp-shinned hawks)

  1. Accipiter striatus, the smallest hawk to reside in USA and Canada, which preys on songbirds.
    • However, there are certain species of hawks which are to be feared; these are the Cooper's hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk, the first being very destructive to poultry and the latter killing many wild birds.1911, Anna Botsford Comstock, Handbook of Nature Study, 24th edition, published 1939, page 105
    Synonyms:
    Accipiter velox, sharpie, chickenhawk

Questions about sharp-shinned hawks

What is sharp-shinned hawks the plural of?
Sharp-shinned hawks is the plural of sharp-shinned hawk.

Words near sharp-shinned hawks in the dictionary

  1. sharp-nosed
  2. sharp-pointed
  3. sharp-set
  4. sharp-sharp
  5. sharp-shinned hawk
  6. sharp-shinned hawks
  7. sharp-shod
  8. sharp-sightedness
  9. sharp-tailed
  10. sharp-tailed grouse
  11. sharp-tailed grouses

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