sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk noun: a Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds. Also the alternative form of sparrow hawk.
Noun
sparrowhawk (plural sparrowhawks)
Also used as
sparrowhawk is also the alternative form of sparrow hawk.
sparrowhawk meaning in Indonesian
sparrowhawk in Indonesian
- any of many other species of Accipiter
- elang-alap
Forms of sparrowhawk
| plural | sparrowhawks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sparrow-hawk |
| alternative form | sparrow hawk |
| alternative form | sparhawk |
| alternative form | spar-hawk |
Origin of sparrowhawk
From Middle English sparhauk, sperhauk, from Old English spearhafoc, spearhabuc (“sparrow-hawk”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwahabuk, from Proto-Germanic *sparwahabukaz, equivalent to sparrow + hawk. Cognate with Danish spurvehøg (“sparrowhawk”), Swedish sparvhök (“sparrowhawk”), Icelandic sparrhaukur (“sparrowhawk”).
Words formed from sparrowhawk
- African little sparrowhawk
- American sparrowhawk
- black sparrowhawk
- chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk
- Chinese sparrowhawk
- collared sparrowhawk
- Eurasian sparrowhawk
- dwarf sparrowhawk
- Frances’s sparrowhawk
- great sparrowhawk
- Hilgert's sparrowhawk
- imitator sparrowhawk
- Japanese sparrowhawk
- Levant sparrowhawk
- little sparrowhawk
- Madagascan sparrowhawk
- New Britain sparrowhawk
- Nicobar sparrowhawk
- northern sparrowhawk
- Ovambo sparrowhawk
- red-legged sparrowhawk
- red-thighed sparrowhawk
- rufous-breasted sparrowhawk
- rufous-chested sparrowhawk
- rufous-necked sparrowhawk
- slaty-backed sparrowhawk
- slaty-mantled sparrowhawk
- small sparrowhawk
- spot-tailed sparrowhawk
- vinous-breasted sparrowhawk
- western little sparrowhawk
Questions about sparrowhawk
- What does sparrowhawk mean?
- Sparrowhawk means a Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
- What is sparrowhawk in Indonesian?
- Sparrowhawk in Indonesian is elang-alap. See Sparrowhawk meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is sparrowhawk?
- Sparrowhawk is a noun.
- What is the plural of sparrowhawk?
- The plural of sparrowhawk is sparrowhawks.
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