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PIGEON HAWK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pigeon hawk mean? 

PIGEON HAWK (noun)
  The noun PIGEON HAWK has 1 sense:

1. small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconryplay

  Familiarity information: PIGEON HAWK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PIGEON HAWK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Falco columbarius; merlin; pigeon hawk

Hypernyms ("pigeon hawk" is a kind of...):

falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Holonyms ("pigeon hawk" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)


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