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cooper's hawk

Cooper's hawk
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Definitions of cooper's hawk words

  • noun cooper's hawk a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast 3
  • noun cooper's hawk a medium-sized hawk (Accipiter cooperii) with a long, rounded tail and short, rounded wings 3
  • noun cooper's hawk a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast. 1
  • noun cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico. 0

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Origin of cooper's hawk

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30, Americanism; named after William Cooper (died 1864), American ornithologist

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cooper's hawk popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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