windhover

[ wind-huhv-er, -hov- ]

noun

1. the kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.

windhover

/ ˈwɪndˌhɒvə /

noun

1. a dialect name for a kestrel

Word History and Origins

Origin of windhover¹

1665–75; wind ¹ + hover; from its hovering flight, head to the wind