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Meanings of Accipiter gentilis in English

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Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry.

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        Examples for "goshawk"
        Examples for "goshawk"
        1
        The raven, whose name meant trust; the goshawk, whose name meant dream.
        The Dreaming Place
        2
        And a goshawk is the fiercest of all the hawks there are.
        The Tale of Fatty Coon
        3
        Not many people have flown a goshawk, she said, gesturing to Macdonald.
        The Guardian
        4
        I was watching the goshawk on the partridge and heard you not.
        Sir Nigel
        5
        All alone he sat save for his favourite bird, the gay goshawk.
        Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children
        Translations for Accipiter gentilis
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