English Explanatory Dictionary

goshawk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɒshɔːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-goshawk.wav /ˈɡɑshɑk/

Word forms

goshawk goshawks

Etymology

From Middle English goshauk, 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 birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.

Derived words

African goshawk black goshawk black-mantled goshawk brown goshawk chanting goshawk chestnut-shouldered goshawk Chinese goshawk crested goshawk dark chanting goshawk Doria's goshawk eastern chanting goshawk Fiji goshawk Frances' goshawk Gabar goshawk grey-bellied goshawk grey goshawk grey-headed goshawk Henst's goshawk Meyer's goshawk Moluccan goshawk New Britain goshawk northern goshawk pale chanting goshawk pied goshawk red-chested goshawk red goshawk spot-tailed goshawk Sulawesi goshawk white-bellied goshawk white goshawk

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