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Common North American hawk
Answer for the clue "Common North American hawk ", 7 letters:
redtail
Alternative clues for the word redtail
Word definitions for redtail in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zo["o]l.) A small, handsome European singing bird ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus , formerly Ruticilla phoenicurus ), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail , brantail , fireflirt , firetail ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1812 in reference to a type of North American hawk; earlier used of various smaller European birds with red tail feathers (1550s); from red (adj.1) + tail (n.).
Usage examples of redtail.
I saw that morning: redwood, oak and madrone standing brilliantly outlined against a deep blue sky, meadows and grasslands teaming with field mice and other rodents, redtailed hawks circling overhead.