(Accipiter cooperii) that has rounded wings and a rusty breast and preys chiefly on small birds and mammals.' name='description'> Cooper's hawk - definition and meaning

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A medium-sized North American hawk (Accipiter cooperii) that has rounded wings and a rusty breast and preys chiefly on small birds and mammals.

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  • noun A medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.

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  • noun bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After William Cooper, (1797–1864), American ornithologist.]

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Named after William Cooper.

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