2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See {Castrel}.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind of hawk. "Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with hawks." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Windhover \Wind"hov`er\, n. [From its habit of hovering over one spot.] (Zool.) The kestrel; -- called also {windbibber}, {windcuffer}, {windfanner}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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