hawk vs hen hawk

hen hawk vs hawk

hawk and hen hawk both are nouns.

hawk is a verb but hen hawk is not a verb.

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

As nouns, hen hawk is a hyponym of hawk; that is, hen hawk 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
hen hawk: nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry

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, 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, harrier eagle, short-toed eagle, falcon, fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, Pandion haliaetus, sea eagle.

hawk (noun)	hen hawk (noun)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail	nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

hawk (verb)	hen hawk (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 hen hawk

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