Word: chickenhawk
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chi
cken
hawk
Definition: Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.
Morphemes:
Affix: cock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A male bird, especially.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cok
Language: enm
Decoded: cok
Meaning: rooster
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: diminutive noun
Affix: hawk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.