kestrel
noun/ˈkestrəl/
/ˈkestrəl/
- a small bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the falcon familyTopics Birdsc2Word Originlate Middle English castrel, perhaps from casserelle, dialect variant of Old French crecerelle, perhaps imitative of its call.
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