ACCIPITER


Meaning of ACCIPITER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ak-ˈsi-pə-tər, ik- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, hawk

Date: circa 1828

: any of a genus ( Accipiter ) of medium-sized forest-inhabiting hawks that have short broad wings and a long tail and a characteristic flight pattern of several quick flaps and a glide

• ac·cip·i·trine -ˈsi-pə-ˌtrīn adjective or noun

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