Cooper's hawk in British English
noun
a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
Word origin
C19: named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalistCooper's hawk in American English
(ˈkupərz)
US
a medium-sized hawk (Accipiter cooperii) with a long, rounded tail and short, rounded wings
Word origin
after Wm. Cooper, 19th-c. U.S. ornithologistImage ofCooper's hawk
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