a kettle of hawks
- Subject
- hawk (hawks)
- Category
- Animals → Birds
- Context
- soaring in large groups
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wikipedia-cited
Collective noun
kettle
What do you call a group of hawks or raptors?
- Used for
- 2 subjects
- Categories
- Animals
- Subcategories
- Birds
- Type
- Specific
- Best confidence
- high
Definition
- A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
Other senses of the word: kettle on Wiktionary
Usage as a collective noun
a kettle of raptors
- Subject
- raptor (raptors)
- Category
- Animals → Birds
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wiktionary-attested