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goshawk

a large, swift, powerful hawk (Accipiter gentilis) with short wings and a long, rounded tail

Origin of goshawk

Middle English goshauk from Old English goshafoc: see goose and hawk


goshawk

noun

Any of several large, powerful accipiters, especially the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), having broad rounded wings and a long tail.

Origin of goshawk

Middle English goshauk from Old English gōshafoc gōs goose ; see goose . hafoc hawk ; see hawk 1.


goshawk

Noun

(plural goshawks)

  1. Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus, Accipiter.
Origin

From Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.


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