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Fish Hawk

Definition: Fish Hawk

Fish Hawk

Noun

1. Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Fish Hawk

Synonyms: fish eagle (n), osprey (n), sea eagle (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Fish Hawk, Florida

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Fish Hawk is a town located in Hillsborough County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,991.

Geography


Fish Hawk is located at 27°51'10" North, 82°12'31" West (27.852803, -82.208592)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.5 km² (16.4 mi²). 42.3 km² (16.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.37% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,991 people, 678 households, and 581 families residing in the town. The population density is 47.0/km² (121.8/mi²). There are 798 housing units at an average density of 18.8/km² (48.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.41% White, 4.12% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.06% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. 6.08% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 678 households out of which 43.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% are married couples living together, 6.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% are non-families. 10.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.94 and the average family size is 3.16. In the town the population is spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $65,857, and the median income for a family is $67,286. Males have a median income of $42,321 versus $35,662 for females. The per capita income for the town is $26,540. 3.3% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.6% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fish Hawk, Florida."

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Crosswords: Fish Hawk

English words defined with "fish hawk": fish eagleospreyPandion haliaetussea eagle. (references)
Specialty definitions using "fish hawk": Gods. (references)

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Modern Usage: Fish Hawk

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Movie/TV Titles

Fish Hawk (1979)

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Image Slideshow: Fish Hawk

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Photo Album: Fish Hawk

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Plate IX. 27. Raia radiata, Donovan. From a specimen collected off Province town, Mass. (About 4/7 natural size.) 28. Raia hyperborea, Collett. From Collett, Fishes Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition. 29. Raia laevis, Mitchill . Specimen from FISH HAWK in Narragansett Bay, at 8 1/4 fathoms. 30. Raia gra nulata, Gill. From type specimen collected on Le Have Bank. 1/14 size.Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Plate XIX. 70. Chlorophthalmus Agassizii, Bonaparte. From ALBATROSS at N. Lat . 32.7, W. Long. 77.8, in 159 fathoms. 71. Chlorophthalmus chalybeius, Goode. From Fish Hawk in Martha's Vineyard at about 130 fathoms. 72. Chlorophthalmus truculentus, Goode and Bean. From off Barbados in 218 fathoms. 73. Benthosa urus grallator, Goode and Bean. From N. Lat. 24.4, W. Lon. 84.4, 1850 fathoms.Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Plate XXV. 94. Noctoscopelus resplendens, (Richardson), Goode and Bean. From Richardson, "Voyage of the Erebus and Terror." 95. Notoscopelus castaneus, Goode and Bean. From FISH HAWK at N. Lat. 39.9, W. Lon. 70.6, depth 192 fathoms. 96 . Notoscopelus caudispinosus, (Johnson), Goode and Bean. From ALBATROSS, N. Lat . 39.4, W. Lon. 68.1, depth 1782 fathoms.Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH HAWK. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate I, p. 53.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

The beam trawl ready for lowering on the FISH HAWK. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate IX, p. 53.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

NRCS retired employee Bill Eagle and Earth Team Volunteer K.C. Vanatta measuring stream bank stabilization plant growth on Fish Hawk Creek, Oregon.Credit: Gary Wilson.

Culvert converted to bridge to restore salmon passage on Fish Hawk Creek, Oregon. Tiered resting pools on the creek.Credit: Gary Wilson.

  

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fish Hawk

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  fish hawk

40

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33

  fish hawk boat

24

  fish hawk trail

4

  1600 crestliner fish hawk

4

  eating fish hawk

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4

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  fish hawk ranch valrico,fl

3

  fish hawk thermo troll

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  eye finder fish hawk

2
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Modern Translations: Fish Hawk

Language Translations for "fish hawk"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

(fish eagle, oriole, osprey). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ishfay awkhay

   

Romanian

  

vultur pescar. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fiskgjuse (osprey). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Fish Hawk

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-f-h-h-i-k-s-w"

-1 letter: hawkish.

-3 letters: hafis, haiks, hawks, kaifs, khafs, waifs, whish, whisk, wisha.

-4 letters: fash, fish, hahs, haik, hash, hawk, haws, kafs, kaif, khaf, khis, kifs, saki, shah, shaw, waif, wash, wish.

-5 letters: ais, ash, ask, fas, hah, has, haw, his, ifs, kaf, kas, khi, kif, saw, sha, shh, ska, ski, was, wha, wis.

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Alternative Orthography: Fish Hawk


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 69 73 68      48 61 77 6B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01101001 01110011 01101000 00100000 01001000 01100001 01110111 01101011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#105 &#115 &#104 &#32 &#72 &#97 &#119 &#107

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0069 0073 0068      0048 0061 0077 006B

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

40758574242678977

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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