Main Entry: gos·hawk

Pronunciation: \ˈgäs-ˌhȯk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English goshawke, from Old English gōshafoc, from gōs goose + hafoc hawk

Date: before 12th century

: any of several long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings; especially : a large accipiter (Accipiter gentilis) of the northern hemisphere that is grayish-blue above with a barred white-and-gray underside and has a white stripe above and behind the eye