goshawk

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɒshɔːk/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
    — But you heed me no more than a goss-hawk minds a yellow yoldring.

词形变化

goshawks plural

词源

From Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.
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