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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
1820ā30, 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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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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