hawk vs harrier

harrier vs hawk

hawk and harrier both are nouns.

hawk is a verb but harrier is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hawk	Yes	No	Yes	No
harrier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, harrier is a hyponym of hawk; that is, harrier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hawk:

hawk: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
harrier: hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals

Other hyponyms of hawk include eyas, tercel, tercelet, tiercel, Accipiter gentilis, goshawk, Accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk, Accipiter cooperii, blue darter, Cooper's hawk, chicken hawk, hen hawk, buteonine, Buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail, Buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg, Buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk, Buteo buteo, buzzard, honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus, kite, harrier eagle, short-toed eagle, falcon, fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, Pandion haliaetus, sea eagle.

hawk (noun)	harrier (noun)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail	hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar	a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations	a persistent attacker

hawk (verb)	harrier (verb)
clear mucus or food from one's throat
hunt with hawks
sell or offer for sale from place to place

Difference between hawk and harrier

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