- ignoble hawk
- noun
: a short-winged hawk that rakes for its prey : accipiter — used chiefly in the technical language of falconry
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ignoble hawk
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hawk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. falcon, buzzard, kite, harrier, etc.; [hard or racking] cough; informal, hard liner, warmonger. See warfare, disease. v. peddle. See sale. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A member of the Accipitridae] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
ignoble — ignobility, ignobleness, n. ignobly, adv. /ig noh beuhl/, adj. 1. of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes. 2. of low grade or quality; inferior. 3. not noble; of humble descent or rank. 4. Falconry. noting any hawk with… … Universalium
yellow-eyed hawk — noun : ignoble hawk … Useful english dictionary
ig|no´bly — ig|no|ble «ihg NOH buhl», adjective. 1. without honor; disgraceful; mean; base; sordid: »To betray a friend is ignoble. Love of comfort may be ignoble, but one may trust it to be accommodating (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). SYNONYM(S): degraded … Useful english dictionary
ig|no´ble|ness — ig|no|ble «ihg NOH buhl», adjective. 1. without honor; disgraceful; mean; base; sordid: »To betray a friend is ignoble. Love of comfort may be ignoble, but one may trust it to be accommodating (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). SYNONYM(S): degraded … Useful english dictionary
ig|no|ble — «ihg NOH buhl», adjective. 1. without honor; disgraceful; mean; base; sordid: »To betray a friend is ignoble. Love of comfort may be ignoble, but one may trust it to be accommodating (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). SYNONYM(S): degraded,… … Useful english dictionary
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aigle — [ ɛgl ] n. m. et f. • XIIe; lat. aquila, probablt par l a. provenç. aigla I ♦ N. m. 1 ♦ Grand rapace diurne (falconiformes) au bec crochu, aux serres puissantes, qui construit son nid (aire) sur les hautes montagnes. Aigle royal, impérial. Aigle… … Encyclopédie Universelle
