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/ˈkɛstɹəl/ · noun
Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting..
When she was musing she was a kestrel, which hangs in the air by an invisible motion of its wings.
Up on the downs the red-eyed kestrels hover, Eyeing the grass. The field mouse flits like a shadow into cover As their shadows pass.
Use kestrel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kestrel means Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting..
Common synonyms include windhover, staniel, sparrow hawk, falco tinnunculus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When she was musing she was a kestrel, which hangs in the air by an invisible motion of its wings.
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