RED-SHOULDERED HAWK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red-shouldered hawk mean? 

• RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (noun)
  The noun RED-SHOULDERED HAWK has 1 sense:

1. North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders

  Familiarity information: RED-SHOULDERED HAWK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Buteo lineatus; red-shouldered hawk

Hypernyms ("red-shouldered hawk" is a kind of...):

hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("red-shouldered hawk" is a member of...):

Buteo; genus Buteo (broad-winged soaring hawks)