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red-tailed hawk

red-tailed hawk
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [red-teyld]
    • /ˈrɛdˌteɪld/
    • /rɛd teɪld hɔːk /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red-teyld]
    • /ˈrɛdˌteɪld/

Definitions of red-tailed hawk words

  • noun red-tailed hawk a North American hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, dark brown above, whitish with black streaking below, and having a reddish-brown tail. 1
  • noun red-tailed hawk a large, North American hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) having a reddish tail and wing feathers that are dark brown on the upper side but light-colored on the underside 0
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Origin of red-tailed hawk

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Red-tailed hawk

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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red-tailed hawk popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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