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kestrel n. 一種鷹 一種鷹 kestrel n 1: small North American falcon [synonym: {sparrow hawk}, {American kestrel}, {kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}] 2: small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind [synonym: {kestrel}, {Falco tinnunculus}] Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See {Castrel}.] (Zool.)
A small, slender European hawk ({Falco alaudarius}), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called {windhover} and {stannel}. The name is also applied to other allied species. [1913 Webster] Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind of hawk. "Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with hawks." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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