kestrel

名词 kestrel:

1. small North American falcon
   同义词：sparrow hawk, American kestrel, Falco sparverius
2. small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
   同义词：Falco tinnunculus

kes.trel

n.（名词）
Any of various small falcons belonging to the genusFalco that are distributed worldwide, especially the American kestrel and the European kestrel.
红隼：属鹰科 的一种小型隼，分布于世界各地，尤指美洲红隼和欧洲红隼

来源：
Probably from obsolete French cresserelle
可能源自 已废法语 cresserelle
from Old French cresserele
源自 古法语 cresserele
probably from cresselle [clacker, kestrel]
可能源自 cresselle [咯咯叫者，红隼]