Cooper's hawk

Coo·per's hawk

C0624800 (ko͞o′pərz, ko͝op′ərz)n. A medium-sized North American hawk (Accipiter cooperii) that has rounded wings and a rusty breast and preys chiefly on small birds and mammals.

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[After William Cooper (1797-1864), American ornithologist.]

Cooper's hawk

n (Animals) a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast [C19: named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist]

Coo′per's hawk′

n. a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a gray back and a rusty breast. [1820–30, Amer.; after William Cooper (d. 1864), U.S. ornithologist]

Thesaurus

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Cooper's hawk - bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flightAccipiter cooperii, blue darterhawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tailAccipiter, genus Accipiter - type genus of the family Accipitridae