"mousehawk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mousehawks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *moushauk, from Old English mūshafoc (literally “mouse-hawk”), equivalent to mouse + hawk. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*moushauk}} Middle English *moushauk, {{inh|en|ang|mūshafoc|lit=mouse-hawk}} Old English mūshafoc (literally “mouse-hawk”), {{com|en|mouse|hawk}} mouse + hawk Head templates: {{en-noun}} mousehawk (plural mousehawks)
  1. (dialectal) Any of several hawks (e.g. the rough-legged hawk, northern harrier, etc.). Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-mousehawk-en-noun-AILcX~G3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (dialectal) An owl. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-mousehawk-en-noun-NZtn1hLV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mouse-hawk, mouse hawk

Inflected forms

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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
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