Usually means: A falcon known for hovering.
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  1. windhover: Merriam-Webster
  2. windhover: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. windhover: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. windhover: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Windhover, windhover: Wordnik
  6. windhover: Wiktionary
  7. windhover: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. windhover: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. windhover: Dictionary.com
  10. windhover: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. The Windhover: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Windhover: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. windhover: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. Windhover: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. windhover: FreeDictionary.org
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Definitions from Wiktionary (windhover)

▸ noun:  (British) The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

Similar:
windsucker, windfucker, common kestrel, kestrel, staniel, keelie, kestral, windcuffer, castrel, lesser kestrel, more...

Opposite:
ground bird, non-raptor, non-predatory bird
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Similar:
windsucker, windfucker, common kestrel, kestrel, staniel, keelie, kestral, windcuffer, castrel, lesser kestrel, more...

Opposite:
ground bird, non-raptor, non-predatory bird



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