Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Kestrel — (englisch für den Buntfalken, Turmfalken und verschiedene andere kleine Falkenarten) bezeichnet: Glasflügel 401 Kestrel und Glasflügel 604 Kestrel, Segelflugzeuge der Firma Glasflügel Segelflugzeugbau Rolls Royce Kestrel, einen Flugmotor der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kestrel — Kestrel: Пустельга (англ. Kestrel falcon) птица из семейства соколиных Кодовое название браузера Opera 9.5. Название тепловоза Британских железных дорог HS4000 … Википедия
kestrel — [kes′trəl] n. [ME castrel < OFr cresserelle, quercerelle: orig. echoic] 1. either of two small, reddish gray European falcons (Falco tinnunculus or F. naumanni) that can hover in the air 2. AMERICAN KESTREL … English World dictionary
Kestrel — Kes trel (k[e^]s tr[e^]l), n. [See {Castrel}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small, slender European hawk ({Falco alaudarius}), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called {windhover} and {stannel} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kestrel — f English: one of the rarer female names derived from vocabulary words denoting birds that have come into use in the 20th century. The word itself derives from Old French cresserelle, apparently a derivative of cressele rattle … First names dictionary
kestrel — ► NOUN ▪ a small falcon that hunts by hovering with rapidly beating wings. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French crecerelle … English terms dictionary
Kestrel — Taxobox name = Kestrel image width = 250px image caption = Adult male Common Kestrel regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Falconidae genus = Falco ( partim ) subdivision ranks = Species subdivision =… … Wikipedia
kestrel — /kes treuhl/, n. 1. a common small falcon, Falco tinnunculus, of northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, notable for hovering in the air with its head to the wind. 2. any of several related small falcons, as the American kestrel, F. sparverius … Universalium
Kestrel — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Kestrel est un terme anglophone qui désigne la plupart des oiseaux appelés « crécerelle » en français. Il peut faire référence à : Kestrel … Wikipédia en Français
kestrel — UK [ˈkestrəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms kestrel : singular kestrel plural kestrels a small bird of prey that kills smaller animals for food … English dictionary
