Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooper's hawk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: coop-er's hawk
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Astur cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.

Example Sentences

"However, there are certain species of hawks which are to be feared; these are the Cooper's hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk, the first being very destructive to poultry and the latter killing many wild birds."

Etymology

Named after William Cooper.

Inflected Forms

Cooper's hawks (plural)

Synonyms

chickenhawk blue darter accipiter cooperii

Questions

What does cooper's hawk mean?: Astur cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.
Where does cooper's hawk come from?: Named after William Cooper.

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