hawk vs red-tailed hawk

red-tailed hawk vs hawk

hawk and red-tailed hawk both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, red-tailed hawk is a hyponym of hawk; that is, red-tailed 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-tailed hawk: dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail

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, 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)	red-tailed hawk (noun)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail	dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
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-tailed 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-tailed hawk

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