windhover
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From wind + hover, due to the bird’s habit of hovering by beating the wind with its wings; compare the earlier word windfucker.[1]
Noun
[edit]windhover (plural windhovers)
- (British) The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). [from 1674]
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]common kestrel — see common kestrel
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “windhover”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
[edit]- common kestrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia