Cooper's hawk

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noun

a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast.

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Origin of Cooper's hawk

1820–30, Americanism; named after William Cooper (died 1864), American ornithologist

Words nearby Cooper's hawk

Cooper Creek, coopered joint, cooperite, Cooper, James Fenimore, Cooper pair, Cooper's hawk, Cooperstown, coopery, co-opetition, coopt, cooptation

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How to use Cooper's hawk in a sentence

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We are not told that Cooper had been able to vote without hindrance when she lived in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.
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Since Henry Hawk could sit in a great elm far up the road and see himp.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
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En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cooper's hawk

Cooper's hawk

noun

a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast

Word Origin for Cooper's hawk

C19: named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist

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