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| bird of prey |
any bird that feeds on other birds or animals, such as a hawk or vulture. |
| death's head moth |
a large European hawk moth that has markings on its back resembling a human skull. |
| eyas |
a hawk or falcon too young to leave the nest, or one taken from its nest to be trained for falconry. |
| harrier1 |
any of several related hawks that have narrow bodies and wings and prey on small animals and reptiles in open fields and marshes; marsh hawk. [1/2 definitions] |
| hawk1 |
to hunt in the manner of a hawk. [1/5 definitions] |
| hornworm |
the caterpillar of any of several hawk moths, which has a thornlike projection on the rear segment. |
| jess |
a short strap fastened around the leg of a falcon or hawk, to which a leash can be attached. |
| kestrel |
any of several related falcons, such as the sparrow hawk of North America. [1/2 definitions] |
| merlin |
a pigeon hawk. [1/2 definitions] |
| northern harrier |
a medium-sized gray or brown hawk common in marshes in North America and Eurasia; marsh hawk. |
| osprey |
a large, fish-catching hawk with a dark back and white underside; fish hawk. |
| Ra2 |
in Egyptian mythology, the supreme god and sun god, depicted with a head of a hawk crowned with a solar disk. |
| rough-legged hawk |
a type of large hawk with dark plumage and whitish feathers covering its legs. |
| sharp-shinned hawk |
a small North American hawk that has short wings and a long tail and that feeds mainly on birds and small animals. |
| sparrow hawk |
a small European hawk with short wings. [1/2 definitions] |
| tercel |
in falconry, a male hawk, esp. a peregrine or gyrfalcon. |
| tomato hornworm |
a large green caterpillar that feeds on plants of the nightshade family, esp. tomato and potato plants, and develops into the hawk moth. |
| war hawk |
one who advocates war, esp. any member of the twelfth U.S. Congress who favored war; hawk. |
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