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short-tailed hawk

short-tailed hawk noun: an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Noun

short-tailed hawk (plural short-tailed hawks)

  1. an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae

Forms of short-tailed hawk

pluralshort-tailed hawks

Origin of short-tailed hawk

From short + tailed + hawk.

Questions about short-tailed hawk

What does short-tailed hawk mean?
Short-tailed hawk means an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
What part of speech is short-tailed hawk?
Short-tailed hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of short-tailed hawk?
The plural of short-tailed hawk is short-tailed hawks.

Words near short-tailed hawk in the dictionary

  1. short-tailed blues
  2. short-tailed chinchilla
  3. short-tailed chinchillas
  4. short-tailed fox
  5. short-tailed foxes
  6. short-tailed hawk
  7. short-tailed hawks
  8. short-tailed parrot
  9. short-tailed parrots
  10. short-tailed weasel
  11. short-tailed weasels

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