hawk vs red-shouldered hawk

red-shouldered hawk vs hawk

hawk and red-shouldered hawk both are nouns.

hawk is a verb but red-shouldered hawk is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hawk	Yes	No	Yes	No
red-shouldered hawk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, red-shouldered hawk is a hyponym of hawk; that is, red-shouldered 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
red-shouldered hawk: North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders

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, 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)	red-shouldered hawk (noun)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail	North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
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)	red-shouldered 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 red-shouldered hawk

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