hawk vs roughleg

roughleg vs hawk

hawk and roughleg both are nouns.

hawk is a verb but roughleg is not a verb.

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

As nouns, roughleg is a hyponym of hawk; that is, roughleg 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
roughleg: large hawk of the Northern Hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers

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, 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)	roughleg (noun)
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail	large hawk of the Northern Hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
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)	roughleg (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 roughleg

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