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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: kestrel (0.00856 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to kestrel.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: kestrel
kestrel
n 1: small North American falcon [syn:
sparrow hawk,
American kestrel
,
Falco sparverius]
2: small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
[syn:
Falco tinnunculus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Kestrel
Kestrel
\Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See
Castrel.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small, slender European hawk (
Falco alaudarius), allied
to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and
spotted with white and black. Also called
windhover and
stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind
of hawk.
“Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with
hawks.” --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
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