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windhover definition

wind·hover (wind′huv′ər)

noun

Brit. a kestrel

Etymology: wind + hover: from its flying habit

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