hawklike

As an adjective hawklike

is reminiscent of a hawk.

As a noun connotation is

a meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning a characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective hawklike is

reminiscent of a hawk.

Hawklike is a synonym of hawky.

As adjectives the difference between hawklike and hawky

is that hawklike is reminiscent of a hawk while hawky is resembling or characteristic of a hawk.