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noun • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||
| 49% | 9 | From the Latin for “dove”, the flower, “granny’s bonnet”, with petals reminiscent of a flock of five doves, whose original Latin name, Aquilegia, alludes to its hook-like spurs, thought to resemble an eagle’s talons | ||
noun • a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains | ||||
| 38% | 7 | a term used in falconry to describe when a hawk feeds on prey caught by another hawk | ||
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A Hawk Carrying A Dove In Its Talons In Book 15 Of The Odyssey
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OMEN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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OMEN
Updated: September 23, 2025
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1 | Also known as Peaceful Dove or Zebra Dove | |
2 | Attacked with talons
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16 Mar 1981 | New York Times / 16 Mar 1981 |
3 | Dove : peace :: hawk : ___
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05 Nov 2022 | New York Times Mini / 05 Nov 2022 |
4 | From the Latin for “dove”, the flower, “granny’s bonnet”, with petals reminiscent of a flock of five doves, whose original Latin name, Aquilegia, alludes to its hook-like spurs, thought to resemble an eagle’s talons
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
23 Sep 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 23 Sep 2023 |
5 | Hawk, parrot, cuckoo, incorporating origins of European dove?
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07 Jun 2018 | The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Jun 2018 |
6 | Hawk-like bird with a hooked beak and sharp talons | |
7 | Like a dove, as opposed to a hawk
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06 Aug 2016 | New York Times Mini / 06 Aug 2016 |
