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