: any of several long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings
especially
: either of two large accipiters (Accipiter gentilis and A. atricapillus) of the northern hemisphere that is grayish-blue above with a barred white-and-gray underside and has a white stripe above and behind the eye
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After her father's death, Macdonald adopts a goshawk named Mabel, whose fierce temperament often reflects the author's own grief.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
But when Swanson released his goshawk — a raptor known for its fierceness — into the affected building, the birds didn’t budge.
—New York Times, 23 June 2022
In Groton, a northern goshawk was photographed.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
Maybe the goshawk was sick.
—David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
But when Swanson released his goshawk — a raptor known for its fierceness — into the affected building, the birds didn’t budge.
—New York Times, 23 June 2022
In Groton, a northern goshawk was photographed.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
Maybe the goshawk was sick.
—David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
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goshawk
noun
gos·hawk
ˈgäs-ˌhȯk 
: a hawk of northern forests that has a long tail and short wings and is noted for its powerful flight and vigor
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