- any of certain Eurasian hawks; esp., a small hawk (Accipiter nisus) with short, rounded wings
- American kestrel
Origin of sparrow hawk
Middle English sparowhawke: so named from preying on sparrowssparrow hawk
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sparrow hawk
noun
- See kestrel.
- or spar·row·hawk Any of several small hawks that have short, broad wings and prey on sparrows and other small birds, especially the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.
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Noun
(plural sparrow hawks)
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