kestrel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: kestrel	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kestrel n small North American falcon [syn: sparrow hawk, {American kestrel}, kestrel, Falco sparverius] small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind Synonym(s): kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[ecr]s"tr[ecr]l), n. [See {Castrel}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small, slender European hawk ({Falco alaudarius}), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called {windhover} and {stannel}. The name is also applied to other allied species. Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind of hawk. [bd]Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with hawks.[b8] --Bacon.