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KESTREL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind

Synonyms:

Falco tinnunculus; kestrel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("kestrel" is a kind of...):

falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Holonyms ("kestrel" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small North American falcon

Synonyms:

American kestrel; Falco sparverius; kestrel; sparrow hawk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("kestrel" is a kind of...):

falcon (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)

Holonyms ("kestrel" is a member of...):

Falco; genus Falco (a genus of Falconidae)

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