| hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail |
| sparrow hawk Accipiter nisus | small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa |
Cooper's hawk
blue darter
Accipiter cooperii | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
chicken hawk
hen hawk | nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry |
redtail red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis | dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail |
rough-legged hawk
roughleg
Buteo lagopus | large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers |
red-shouldered hawk
Buteo lineatus | North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders |
swallow-tailed kite
swallow-tailed hawk
Elanoides forficatus | graceful North American black-and-white kite |
marsh hawk
northern harrier
hen harrier
Circus cyaneus | common harrier of North America and Europe, nests in marshes and open land |
sparrow hawk American kestrel
kestrel Falco sparverius | small North American falcon |
pigeon hawk
merlin
Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
osprey
fish hawk
fish eagle
sea eagle Pandion haliaetus | large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
hawk owl
Surnia ulula | grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere |
African clawed frog
Xenopus laevis | a tongueless frog native to Africa, established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals |
African chameleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon | a chameleon found in Africa |
African monitor
Varanus niloticus | destroys crocodile eggs |
African crocodile
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus | a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa |
African coral snake
Aspidelaps lubricus | small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange |
African grey
African gray
Psittacus erithacus | commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face, native to equatorial Africa |
| cuckoo | any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail |
European cuckoo
Cuculus canorus | common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call, lays eggs in the nests of other birds |
black-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus | North American cuckoo, builds a nest and rears its own young |
pheasant coucal
pheasant cuckoo
Centropus phasianinus | Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant |
nighthawk
bullbat
mosquito hawk | mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker |
African hunting dog
hyena dog
Cape hunting dog
Lycaon pictus | a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs, now rare in settled area |
| cuckoo-bumblebee | a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees |
dragonfly
darning needle
devil's darning needle
sewing needle
snake feeder
snake doctor
mosquito hawk
skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
hawkmoth
hawk moth
sphingid
sphinx moth
hummingbird moth | any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed |
African wild ass
Equus asinus | a wild ass of Africa |
green monkey
African green monkey
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus | common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail |
African elephant
Loxodonta africana | an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks |
c Bedlam
booby hatch
crazy house
cuckoo's nest
funny farm
funny house
loony bin
madhouse
nut house
nuthouse
sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
| cuckoo clock | clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo |
kat
khat
qat
quat
cat Arabian tea
African tea | the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea, has the effect of a euphoric stimulant, in Yemen kat is used daily by % of adults |
| mortarboard hawk | a square board with a handle underneath, used by masons to hold or carry mortar |
| hawk nose | a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk |
African American Vernacular English
AAVE
African American English
Black English
Black English Vernacular
Black Vernacular
Black Vernacular English
Ebonics | a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States |
Afrikaans
Taal
South African Dutch | an official language of the Republic of South Africa, closely related to Dutch and Flemish |
| West African | a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa |
black music
African-American music | music created by African-American musicians, early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses |
African country
African nation | any one of the countries occupying the African continent |
Central African Republic
Central Africa | a landlocked country in central Africa, formerly under French control, became independent in |
| African | a native or inhabitant of Africa |
| Black African | an African who is Black |
African-American
African American
Afro-American
Black American | an American whose ancestors were born in Africa |
| South African | a native or inhabitant of South Africa |
| ball hawk | a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball |
fathead
goof
goofball
bozo jackass
goose
cuckoo
twat
zany | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
hawk
war hawk | an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations |
Black Hawk
Makataimeshekiakiak | Sauk leader who in led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (-) |