| 单词 | rabbit-hawk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrabbit-hawk rabbit-hawk n. U.S. any of several birds of prey that are thought to feed on rabbits; esp. the red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, and the hen harrier, Circus cyaneus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Circus (harrier) > circus cynaeus (hen-harrier) St Martin's fowl?a1513 hen harrier1544 grey falcon1678 faller1848 rabbit-hawk1851 miller1885 St Martin's bird1894 the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Buteo (buzzard) > buteo jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk) hen hawk1742 red-tailed hawk1805 redtail1812 red-tailed buzzard1832 rabbit-hawk1851 1851 De Bow's Rev. July 54 Hawks of five kinds, and all numerous. 1st, Rabbit Hawk; 2d, Hen Hawk; [etc.]. 1880 G. W. Cable Grandissimes vii. 43 A great rabbit-hawk sat alone in the top of a lofty pecan-tree. 1949 A. Sprunt & E. B. Chamberlain S. Carolina Bird Life 159 Eastern Red-tailed Hawk... Local names: Hen-hawk; Rabbit-hawk. 1964 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. xlii. 22 Rabbit-hawk. The marsh hawk (Circus cyaneus), so called because of its flying low over the pastures in search of rodents. < as lemmas |
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