Hypernyms for "hawk"
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Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter gentilis
Accipiter nisus
blue darter
Buteo buteo
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo lagopus
Buteo lineatus
buteonine
buzzard
chicken hawk
Cooper''s hawk
eyas
falcon
fish eagle
fish hawk
goshawk
harrier
harrier eagle
hen hawk
honey buzzard
kite
osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Pernis apivorus
red-shouldered hawk
redtail
red-tailed hawk
roughleg
rough-legged hawk
sea eagle
short-toed eagle
sparrow hawk
tercel
tercelet
tiercel
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.