red-tailed hawk /ˈrɛdˌteld-/
Red-tailed a. Having a red tail.
Red-tailed hawk Zool., a large North American hawk (Buteo borealis). When adult its tail is chestnut red. Called also hen hawck, and red-tailed buzzard.
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red-tailed hawk
n : dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
[syn: redtail, Buteo jamaicensis]