kestrel
kestrel
noun
noun
- a small falcon that hovers with rapidly beating wings while searching for prey on the ground
红隼，茶隼 - Genus Falco, family Falconidae: several species, in particular the common kestrel (F. tinnunculus) of Eurasia and Africa, and the American kestrel (F. sparverius)
隼属，隼科：数种，尤指欧亚大陆和非洲的红隼（拉丁名F. tinnunculus)和美洲隼（拉丁名F. sparverius)
- late Middle English castrel, perhaps from casserelle, dialect variant of Old French crecerelle, perhaps imitative of its call
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