Goshawk Definition

gŏshôk
goshawks
noun
goshawks
A large, swift, powerful hawk (Accipiter gentilis) with short wings and a long, rounded tail.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Goshawk

Noun

Singular:
goshawk
Plural:
goshawks

Origin of Goshawk

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English goshauk from Old English gōshafoc gōs goose goose hafoc hawk hawk1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Goshawk Sentence Examples

  • A juvenile Gabar goshawk came hurtling past one of the vehicles to perch on top of an acacia.

  • In 1996 a falconer in Essex claimed to have found a juvenile goshawk on the marshes.

  • Other birds of prey include peregrine, goshawk, merlin and barn owl.

  • We also saw Cloven-feathered Dove and perched goshawk here.

  • A large female goshawk was soaring effortlessly close by in the breeze giving us long, close views.

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