Cooper's hawk
noun
a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast.
Origin of Cooper's hawk
1820–30,
Americanism; named after William
Cooper (died 1864), American ornithologist
British Dictionary definitions for cooper's hawk
Cooper's hawk
noun
a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
Word Origin for Cooper's hawk
C19: named after William
Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist