windhover

英 ['wɪndhɒvə] 美 ['wɪnd,ʌvɚ]
  • n. 茶隼；茶隼鸟名
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英文词源

windhover (n.)
"kestrel," 1670s, from wind (n.1) + hover; so called from the bird's habit of hovering in the wind. Among the many early names for it was windfucker (1590s).