Définitions
1.NounA Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
A female such bird, a male being a musket.
2.NounA female such bird, a male being a musket.
3.NounAny of numerous other relatively small birds of Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
4.NounAlternative form of sparrow hawk; American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.