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red–tailed hawk
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red–tailed hawk
(noun)
red–tailed hawk
/
ˈ
rɛdˌteɪld-/
noun
plural
red–tailed hawks
red–tailed hawk
/
ˈ
rɛdˌteɪld-/
noun
plural
red–tailed hawks
Britannica Dictionary definition of RED–TAILED HAWK
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:
a type of American hawk that has a reddish tail
—
called also
redtail
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