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goshawk definition

gos·hawk (gäs′hôk′)

noun

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

Etymology: ME goshauk < OE goshafoc: see goose & hawk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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