Found 2 items, similar to hen hawk.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hen hawk
hen hawk
n : nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
[syn:
chicken hawk]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hen hawk
Hen
\Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.
henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem.
corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,
Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,
and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf.
Chanticleer.] (Zo["o]l.)
The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray
hen.
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Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
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Hen clam. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A clam of the
Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam
or surf clam. See
Surf clam.
(b) A California clam of the genus
Pachydesma.
Hen driver. See
Hen harrier (below).
Hen harrier (Zo["o]l.), a hawk (
Circus cyaneus), found in
Europe and America; -- called also
dove hawk,
henharm,
henharrow,
hen driver, and usually, in America,
marsh hawk
. See
Marsh hawk.
Hen hawk (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of large hawks
which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk
(
Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (
Buteo lineatus
), and the goshawk.
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