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windhover

windhover noun: the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

windhover: the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
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Noun

windhover (plural windhovers)

  1. (UK) The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

Synonyms of windhover

Forms of windhover

pluralwindhovers

Origin of windhover

From wind + hover, due to the bird’s habit of hovering by beating the wind with its wings; compare windfucker (attested earlier).

Questions about windhover

What does windhover mean?
Windhover means the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
What part of speech is windhover?
Windhover is a noun.
What is the plural of windhover?
The plural of windhover is windhovers.

Words near windhover in the dictionary

  1. Windhoek
  2. windhold
  3. windholds
  4. Windhorst
  5. Windhorsts
  6. windhover
  7. windhovers
  8. Windian
  9. Windians
  10. Windie
  11. windier

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