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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPARROW HAWK

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Sparrow hawk is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPARROW HAWK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus Accipiter. The American Kestrel, a North American falcon species, is also commonly referred to as a Sparrowhawk. Hawk species include: ▪ Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk, A. castanilius ▪ Collared Sparrowhawk, A. cirrocephalus ▪ Eurasian Sparrowhawk, A. nisus ▪ Chinese Sparrowhawk, A. soloensis ▪ Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk, A. trinotatus ▪ Japanese Sparrowhawk, A. gularis ▪ Levant Sparrowhawk, A. brevipes ▪ Little Sparrowhawk, A. minullus ▪ Madagascar Sparrowhawk, A. madagascariensis ▪ New Britain Sparrowhawk, A. brachyurus ▪ Nicobar Sparrowhawk, A. butleri ▪ Ovampo Sparrowhawk, A. ovampensis ▪ Black Sparrowhawk, A. melanoleucus ▪ Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, A. erythropus ▪ Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, A. rufiventris ▪ Rufous-necked Sparrowhawk, A. erythrauchen ▪ Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk, A. luteoschistaceus ▪ Dwarf Sparrowhawk, A. nanus ▪ Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk, A. rhodogaster ▪ Frances's Sparrowhawk, A.

Definition of sparrow hawk in the English dictionary

The definition of sparrow hawk in the dictionary is a very small North American falcon, Falco sparverius, that is closely related to the kestrels.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPARROW HAWK

sparky
sparlike
sparling
sparoid
sparred
sparrer
sparring
sparring match
sparring partner
sparrow
sparrow-like
sparrowfart
sparrowgrass
sparrowhawk
sparry
sparse
sparsedly
sparsely
sparseness
sparsity

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPARROW HAWK

ballhawk
bush-hawk
chawk
Cooper´s hawk
duck hawk
eagle-hawk
fish hawk
goshawk
hawk
marsh hawk
mohawk
mosquito hawk
nighthawk
passage hawk
passager hawk
pigeon hawk
privet hawk
seahawk
sparrowhawk
tomahawk

Synonyms and antonyms of sparrow hawk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sparrow hawk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPARROW HAWK

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The translations of sparrow hawk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sparrow hawk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雀鹰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gavilán
570 millions of speakers

English

sparrow hawk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गौरैया बाज़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصقور عصفور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перепелятник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gavião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্প্যারো হক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épervier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Burung hantu burung hantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sperber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイタカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참새 호크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sparrow hawk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim ưng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குருவி ஹாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॅरो हॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atmaca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sparviero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krogulec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перепелятник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șoim vrabie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σπουργίτι γεράκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleinvalk
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sparvhök
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sparrow Hawk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sparrow hawk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARROW HAWK»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPARROW HAWK» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPARROW HAWK»

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Cape Cod's Oldest Shipwreck: The Desperate Crossing of the ...
Revealed by the tides over two hundred years later, the wreckage was pillaged by local scavengers and put on display in Boston. Join Mark Wilkins as he delves into the secrets of the Sparrow-Hawk.
Mark C. Wilkins, 2011
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Sparrow Hawk
A thoughtful, balanced look at youth and race relatioins, for young adult readers.
Meridel Le Sueur, 2000
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Sparrow Hawk Red
Thirteen-year-old Ricky, the Mexican American son of a former Drug Enforcement Agency man, tries to avenge his mother's murder by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers.
Ben Mikaelsen, 1993
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Black Hawk: An Autobiography
This important work is the autobiography of Black Hawk aka Black Sparrow Hawk aka Makataimeshekiakiak. Blackhawk was both a leader and warrior of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans in the United States.
Blackhawk, Black Hawk, 2006
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The Naturalist
The British Hawks to which this bird bears any similitude whatever, either in size or plumage, are the Merlin, the Hobby, the Orange-legged Hobby, the Kestrel, and the Sparrow-Hawk. In the first place, the head is neither so broad nor so round ...
‎1855
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The sparrow and the hawk: Costa Rica and the United States ...
"Extensively documented study stresses Figueres' ability to manipulate symbols and service influential contacts, which afforded Costa Rica space to pursue nationalist agenda, resisting US domination without provoking US intervention"- ...
Kyle Longley, 1997
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The Natural History of Birds: From the French of the Count ...
From the French of the Count de Buffon; Illustrated with Engravings, and a Preface, Notes, and Additions, by the Translator Comte De Buffon William Smellie. The SPARROW-HAWK*. VEper-vier, Buff. Falco Nisus, Linn. Accipiter, Briss.
Comte De Buffon, William Smellie, 2010
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Illinois River
Within this big loop lies flat-topped Sparrow Hawk Mountain. The mountain gives its name to the loop, in fact gives its name to our float: today we are traveling around Sparrow Hawk. Here at the beginning, we swing into and past the morning ...
Kenneth L. Smith, 1977
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Nahuat Myth and Social Structure
The man told the sparrow-hawk to come down to the ground and change clothes with him. The sparrow- hawk was reluctant at first, but he finally did it, and they changed all of their clothes, including their faces. 4. The man went off to sit in a ...
James M. Taggart, 2010
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Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals
... F great spotted woodpecker M Sparrow hawk Fewer attacks on conspicuous woodpecker mounts than cryptic blackbird mounts 2 Normal European blackbird and blackbird with wing patches added M Sparrow hawk Fewer attacks on mounts ...
Tim Caro, 2005

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPARROW HAWK»

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Sparrowhawk and barn owls released into freezing weather by …
The facility houses hedgehogs, pigeons, an eider duck, sparrow hawk and barn owls. All have been accounted for except for one sparrow hawk and two barn ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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Cuckoos mimic hawks to scare their hosts, says research
Cuckoos have evolved plumage patterns that give them a hawk-like ... The visible similarity between cuckoos and sparrow hawks was already clear, but this is ... «BBC News, Apr 11»

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