English Explanatory Dictionary

mousehawk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several hawks (e.g. the rough-legged hawk, northern harrier, etc.).
  2. An owl.

Word forms

mousehawk mousehawks mouse-hawk mouse hawk

Etymology

From Middle English *moushauk, from Old English mūshafoc (literally “mouse-hawk”), equivalent to mouse + hawk.

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