Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - kestrel
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noun Etymology: Middle English castrel, from Middle French crecerelle, from crecelle rattle; from its cry Date: 15th century any of various small chiefly Old World falcons (genus Falco) that usually hover in the air while searching for prey: as a. a common Eurasian falcon (F. tinnunculus) b. an American falcon (F. sparverius) having a reddish-brown back and tail and bluish-gray wings ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. any small falcon, esp. Falco tinnunculus, which hovers whilst searching for its prey. Etymology: ME castrell, perh. f. F dial. casserelle, F cr{eacute}c(er)elle, perh. imit. of its cry ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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орнит. пустельга; обыкновенная пустельга (Falco tinnunculus) – American kestrel – common kestrel – fox kestrel – gray kestrel – greater kestrel – lesser kestrel – Madagascar banded kestrel – Mauritius kestrel – nankeen kestrel – Naumann's kestrel – red-footed kestrel – rock kestrel – Seychelles kestrel – spotted kestrel – white-eyed kestrel ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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- 15c., from M.Fr. cresserelle, from L. crepitacillium "small rattle," dim. of crepitaculum "noisy bell, rattle," from crepitare "to crackle, rattle;" possibly from the old belief that their noise frightened away other hawks. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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