hawk vs raptor
raptor vs hawkhawk and raptor both are nouns.
hawk is a verb but raptor is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hawk | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| raptor | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
raptor is a hypernym of
hawk; that is, raptor is a
word with a broader meaning than hawk:
- hawk: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- raptor: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
Other hypernyms of hawk include
bird of prey, raptorial bird.
| hawk (noun) | raptor (noun) |
|---|---|
| diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail | any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals |
| 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) | raptor (verb) |
|---|---|
| clear mucus or food from one's throat | |
| hunt with hawks | |
| sell or offer for sale from place to place |
Words related to "hawk"
- Accipiter cooperii
- Accipiter gentilis
- Accipiter nisus
- Accipitridae
- Buteo buteo
- Buteo jamaicensis
- Buteo lagopus
- Buteo lineatus
- Cooper's hawk
- Pandion haliaetus
- Pernis apivorus
- bird of prey
- blue darter
- board
- buteonine
- buzzard
- chicken hawk
- clear the throat
- cough
- deal
- dove
- eyas
- falcon
- family Accipitridae
- fish eagle
- fish hawk
- goshawk
- harrier
- harrier eagle
- hawker
- hawking
- hen hawk
- honey buzzard
- huckster
- hunt
- hunt down
- kite
- militarist
- monger
- mortarboard
- osprey
- peddle
- pitch
- raptor
- raptorial bird
- red-shouldered hawk
- red-tailed hawk
- redtail
- rough-legged hawk
- roughleg
- run
- sea eagle
- sell
- short-toed eagle
- sparrow hawk
- tercel
- tercelet
- tiercel
- track down
- trade
- vend
- war hawk
- warmonger
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