- any of several powerful, short-winged hawks, as Accipiter gentilis, of Europe and America, formerly much used in falconry.
- a large hawk, Accipiter gentilis, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having a bluish-grey back and wings and paler underparts: used in falconry
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