FISH HAWK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fish hawk mean? 

• FISH HAWK (noun)
  The noun FISH HAWK has 1 sense:

1. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FISH HAWK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

fish eagle; fish hawk; osprey; Pandion haliaetus; sea eagle

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

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

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

genus Pandion; Pandion (type genus of the Pandionidae)