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gos·hawk

 (gŏs′hôk′)
n.
Any of several large, powerful accipiters, especially the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), having broad rounded wings and a long tail.
[Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc : gōs, goose; see goose + hafoc, hawk; see hawk1.]
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goshawk

(ˈɡɒsˌhɔːk)
n
(Animals) a large hawk, Accipiter gentilis, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having a bluish-grey back and wings and paler underparts: used in falconry
[Old English gōshafoc; see goose1, hawk1]
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gos•hawk

(ˈgɒsˌhɔk)

n.
any of several robust short-winged hawks, esp. Accipiter gentilis, of North America and Eurasia.
[before 1000; Middle English goshauk, Old English gōshafoc. See goose, hawk1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.goshawk - large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconrygoshawk - large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
Accipiter gentilis
hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Accipiter, genus Accipiter - type genus of the family Accipitridae
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Translations

goshawk

[ˈgɒshɔːk] N → azor m
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goshawk

n → (Hühner)habicht m
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goshawk

[ˈgɒsˌhɔːk] n → astore m nostrano
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We must, then, on our road again, and I hope from my heart that you may train these two young goshawks here until they are ready for a cast even at such a quarry as you speak of."
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RSPCA inspector Keith Hogben said: "Quite simply, members of the public should not be keeping goshawks, wild birds or any wildlife in homes like this.
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Once the other Goshawks were aboard, the senior LSO reviewed the basics with the student over the UHF, a brief that proved to be inadequate.
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Goshawks are things of death and blood and gore, but they are not excuses for atrocities.
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