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Hawk
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| an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations / clear mucus or food from one''s throat / One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. / a bird of prey that hunts small birds and animals / a diurnal bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase., | |
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| Usage | ⇒ Bird watchers will be treated to the sight of caracara hawks , Florida sandhill cranes, and numerous other species. |
| Synonyms | peddle, vend, huckster, sell, war hawk, belligerent, monger, eagle, falcon, jingoist, warmonger, bird, chauvinist, expectorate, kite, market, pitch, spit, bird of prey, buzzard, |
| Antonyms | pacifist, dove, peacenik, peacekeeper, squab, peacemaker, |
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