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hen-hawk

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any hawk supposed to prey on poultry.

informal

Examples

“The ordinary large reddish "hen hawks," which circle high above meadows, are doing great good to the farmer by feeding upon the mice and other creatures which steal⟳ his grain and girdle his trees.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hen-heartedness hen-mould hen-peck Hen-pecked Hen'badhoo hen's party

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