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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A medium-sized North American hawk (Buteo lineatus) having rufous shoulder feathers and usually found in lowland woods.
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- noun , a medium-sized
hawk native to North America
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- noun North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
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red + shoulder + hawk
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