kestrel
kestrel definition
kes·trel (kes′trəl)
noun
- either of two small, reddish-gray European falcons (Falco tinnunculus or F. naumanni) that can hover in the air
- American kestrel
Etymology: ME castrel < OFr cresserelle, quercerelle: orig. echoic
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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