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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

bird go
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird go
any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals

hawk
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

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17 Subcategories

eyas go
an unfledged or nestling hawk
tiercel, tercel, tercelet go
male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
goshawk, Accipiter gentilis go
large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus go
small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
Cooper's hawk, blue darter, Accipiter cooperii go
bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
chicken hawk, hen hawk go
nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
buteonine go
any hawk of the genus Buteo
redtail, red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis go
dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
rough-legged hawk, roughleg, Buteo lagopus go
large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus go
North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
buzzard, Buteo buteo go
the common European short-winged hawk
honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus go
Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
kite go
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
harrier go
hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
harrier eagle, short-toed eagle go
any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
falcon go
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
sea eagle, osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus go
large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years