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red-tailed hawk
[ red-teyld ]
noun
- a North American hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, dark brown above, whitish with black streaking below, and having a reddish-brown tail.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red-tailed hawk1
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
I once met a red-tailed hawk while doing yoga atop a rocky peak during my walk.
From Los Angeles Times
If you saw a red-tailed hawk injured after colliding with an office window, or a bobcat hit by a car, what would you do?
From Seattle Times
“There goes a band-tailed pigeon right over there,” Wood exclaimed, turning his attention from a red-tailed hawk.
From Los Angeles Times
Did you sell a rooster that turns into a red-tailed hawk to Ms. Griegson on purpose?
From Literature
The story of Tuffy, a baby red-tailed hawk who was kidnapped by a family of bald eagles, has come to a sad end following a failed rescue attempt.
From Los Angeles Times
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