goshawk

One entry found for goshawk.

Main Entry: gos·hawk
Pronunciation: 'gäs-"hok
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English goshawke, from Old English gOshafoc, from gOs goose + hafoc hawk
: any of several long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings; especially : a large accipiter (Accipiter gentilis) of the northern hemisphere that is grayish-blue above with a barred white-and-gray underside and has a white stripe above and behind the eye