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white hawk

white hawk noun: leucopternis albicollis, an Amazonian raptor.

Noun

white hawk (plural white hawks)

  1. Leucopternis albicollis, an Amazonian raptor

Proper noun capitalized: White Hawk

White Hawk (plural White Hawks)

  1. An Amerindian surname.

Forms of white hawk

Noun
pluralwhite hawks
Proper noun
pluralWhite Hawks
alternative formWhitehawk

Origin of white hawk

white+hawk. Calque of various Amerind languages.

Questions about white hawk

What does white hawk mean?
White hawk means leucopternis albicollis, an Amazonian raptor.
What part of speech is white hawk?
White hawk can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of white hawk?
The plural of white hawk is white hawks.

Words near white hawk in the dictionary

  1. white handled knife
  2. white handled knives
  3. White Hart Lane
  4. white hat
  5. white hats
  6. white hawk
  7. white hawks
  8. white heat
  9. white heats
  10. white henbane
  11. white herring

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