HyperDic: accipiter_nisus

English > 1 sense of the expression Accipiter nisus:
NOUNanimalAccipiter nisus, sparrow hawksmall hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
English > Accipiter nisus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa.
Synonymsparrow hawk
Member ofAccipiter, genus Accipitertype genus of the family Accipitridae
Broaderhawkdiurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Spanishesparaván, gavilán
CatalanAccipiter nisus, esparver

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