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Definition of Kestrel

1. Noun. Small North American falcon.

2. Noun. Small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind.

Definition of Kestrel

1. n. A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Definition of Kestrel

1. a small falcon [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kestrel

1. A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its colour is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species. This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind of hawk. "Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with hawks." See: Castrel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kestrel

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Kestenbaum Kestenbaum's number Kestenbaum's sign kesting kestrel (current term) kestrel (current term) kestrels kests ket keta

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