red-tailed hawk
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tailSynonyms: redtailred-tailed hawkButeo jamaicensis
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Red-tailed \Red"-tailed`\ (-t?ld`), a. Having a red tail. [1913 Webster]
Red-tailed hawk (Zool.), a large North American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard. [1913 Webster]