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plural sparrowhawks
A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket. examples
Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus. examples
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit. examples