accipiter

Noun

Meaning

A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.

A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Accipiter eagle falcon hawk harrier merlin buzzard osprey kestrel golden eagle owlet kite owl Falco goshawk

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Hypernyms

bird genus

Phrases with the word

accipiter velox Accipiter haplochrous Accipiter castanilius Accipiter butleri Accipiter ovampensis Accipiter cirrocephalus

Derivatives

accipiters Accipitres

Examples

Pliny numbered sixteen kinds of hawks, but named only aigithos, epileios, kenchrēïs (kestrel), kybindis, and triorchēs (buzzard). citation Groups Accipiter group The accipitrine hawks generally take birds as their primary prey. Source: Internet

The subfamily Accipitrinae contains Accipiter ; it also contains genera Micronisus (Gabar goshawk), Urotriorchis (long-tailed hawk), and Megatriorchis (Doria's goshawk). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

accipenser accipient accipitary Accipiter albogularis Accipiter brachyurus Accipiter brevipes