ACCIPITER


Meaning of ACCIPITER in English

[ ak'sɪpɪtə ]

■ noun Ornithology a hawk of a group distinguished by short, broad wings, such as the goshawk. [ Accipiter and other genera.]

Derivatives

accipitrine adjective

Origin

from L., 'hawk, bird of prey'.

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