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Noun [English]

Forms: sparrowhawks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sparhauk, sperhauk, from Old English spearhafoc, spearhabuc (“sparrow-hawk”), equivalent to sparrow + hawk. Cognate with Danish spurvehøg (“sparrowhawk”), Swedish sparvhök (“sparrowhawk”), Icelandic sparrhaukur (“sparrowhawk”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|sparhauk}} Middle English sparhauk, {{m|enm|sperhauk}} sperhauk, {{inh|en|ang|spearhafoc}} Old English spearhafoc, {{m|ang|spearhabuc||sparrow-hawk}} spearhabuc (“sparrow-hawk”), {{compound|en|sparrow|hawk}} sparrow + hawk, {{cog|da|spurvehøg||sparrowhawk}} Danish spurvehøg (“sparrowhawk”), {{cog|sv|sparvhök||sparrowhawk}} Swedish sparvhök (“sparrowhawk”), {{cog|is|sparrhaukur||sparrowhawk}} Icelandic sparrhaukur (“sparrowhawk”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sparrowhawk (plural sparrowhawks)
  1. A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds. Categories (lifeform): Accipiters
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  2. A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
    (falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
    Categories (topical): Falconry Categories (lifeform): Accipiters
    Sense id: en-sparrowhawk-en-noun-wUmEdtjS Disambiguation of Accipiters: 27 27 31 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 30 17 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 31 14 26 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 29 30 17 23 Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
  3. Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus. Categories (lifeform): Accipiters Translations (any of many other species of Accipiter): esparver [masculine] (Catalan), épervier (French), elang-alap (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-sparrowhawk-en-noun-wHLouvRq Disambiguation of Accipiters: 27 27 31 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 30 17 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 31 14 26 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 29 30 17 23 Disambiguation of 'any of many other species of Accipiter': 21 21 51 8
  4. Alternative form of sparrow hawk; American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sparrow hawk (extra: American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit) Categories (lifeform): Accipiters
    Sense id: en-sparrowhawk-en-noun-NK8K5H5a Disambiguation of Accipiters: 27 27 31 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 30 17 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 31 14 26 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 29 30 17 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sparrow-hawk, sparrow hawk, sparhawk, spar-hawk
Derived forms: African little sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter minullus), American sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Falco sparverius), black sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter melanoleucus), chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter castanilius), Chinese sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter soloensis), collared sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter cirrocephalus), Eurasian sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter nisus), dwarf sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter nanus), Frances’s sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter francesiae), great sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter melanoleucus), Hilgert's sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter ovampensis), imitator sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter imitator), Japanese sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter gularis), Levant sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter brevipes), little sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter minullus), Madagascan sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter madagascariensis), New Britain sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter brachyurus), Nicobar sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter butleri), northern sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter nisus), Ovambo sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter ovampensis), red-legged sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter erythropus), red-thighed sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter erythropus), rufous-breasted sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter rufiventris), rufous-chested sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter rufiventris), rufous-necked sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter erythrauchen), slaty-backed sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter luteoschistaceus), slaty-mantled sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter luteoschistaceus), small sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter nanus), spot-tailed sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter trinotatus), vinous-breasted sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter rhodogaster), western little sparrowhawk (taxonomic: Accipiter erythropus)

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    "English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs",
    "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
    "en:Accipiters"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter minullus",
      "word": "African little sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Falco sparverius",
      "word": "American sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter melanoleucus",
      "word": "black sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter castanilius",
      "word": "chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter soloensis",
      "word": "Chinese sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter cirrocephalus",
      "word": "collared sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter nisus",
      "word": "Eurasian sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter nanus",
      "word": "dwarf sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter francesiae",
      "word": "Frances’s sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter melanoleucus",
      "word": "great sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter ovampensis",
      "word": "Hilgert's sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter imitator",
      "word": "imitator sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter gularis",
      "word": "Japanese sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter brevipes",
      "word": "Levant sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter minullus",
      "word": "little sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter madagascariensis",
      "word": "Madagascan sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter brachyurus",
      "word": "New Britain sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter butleri",
      "word": "Nicobar sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter nisus",
      "word": "northern sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter ovampensis",
      "word": "Ovambo sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter erythropus",
      "word": "red-legged sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter erythropus",
      "word": "red-thighed sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter rufiventris",
      "word": "rufous-breasted sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter rufiventris",
      "word": "rufous-chested sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter erythrauchen",
      "word": "rufous-necked sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter luteoschistaceus",
      "word": "slaty-backed sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter luteoschistaceus",
      "word": "slaty-mantled sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter nanus",
      "word": "small sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter trinotatus",
      "word": "spot-tailed sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter rhodogaster",
      "word": "vinous-breasted sparrowhawk"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Accipiter erythropus",
      "word": "western little sparrowhawk"
    }
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        "3": "*keh₂p-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "sparhauk"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "spearhabuc",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sparrow-hawk"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "hawk"
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "spurvehøg",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sparrowhawk"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "sparvhök",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sparrowhawk"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "sparrhaukur",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sparrowhawk"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic sparrhaukur (“sparrowhawk”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English sparhauk, sperhauk, from Old English spearhafoc, spearhabuc (“sparrow-hawk”), equivalent to sparrow + hawk. Cognate with Danish spurvehøg (“sparrowhawk”), Swedish sparvhök (“sparrowhawk”), Icelandic sparrhaukur (“sparrowhawk”).",
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    {
      "form": "sparrowhawks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Eurasian sparrowhawk",
          "Eurasian sparrowhawk"
        ],
        [
          "Accipiter nisus",
          "Accipiter nisus#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "European",
          "European"
        ],
        [
          "hawk",
          "hawk"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Falconry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.",
        "A female such bird, a male being a musket."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Eurasian sparrowhawk",
          "Eurasian sparrowhawk"
        ],
        [
          "Accipiter nisus",
          "Accipiter nisus#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "European",
          "European"
        ],
        [
          "hawk",
          "hawk"
        ],
        [
          "falconry",
          "falconry"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "musket",
          "musket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.",
        "(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "falconry",
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Old World",
          "Old World"
        ],
        [
          "Accipiter",
          "Accipiter#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit",
          "word": "sparrow hawk"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of sparrow hawk; American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sparrow hawk",
          "sparrow hawk#English"
        ],
        [
          "American kestrel",
          "American kestrel"
        ],
        [
          "Falco sparverius",
          "Falco sparverius#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "sparrow-hawk"
    },
    {
      "word": "sparrow hawk"
    },
    {
      "word": "sparhawk"
    },
    {
      "word": "spar-hawk"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "any of many other species of Accipiter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esparver"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any of many other species of Accipiter",
      "word": "épervier"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "any of many other species of Accipiter",
      "word": "elang-alap"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Sparrowhawk (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "sparrowhawk"
}

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