windhover

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wind·hov·er

W0169950 (wĭnd′hŭv′ər, -hŏv′-)n. Chiefly British A kestrel.

windhover

(ˈwɪndˌhɒvə) n (Animals) Brit a dialect name for a kestrel

wind•hov•er

(ˈwɪndˌhʌv ər, -ˌhɒv-)

n. the Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus. [1665–75; from its hovering flight, head to the wind]