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ac·cip·i·ter 
[ak-sip-i-ter] Pronunciation Key
[ak-sip-i-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a hawk of the genus Accipiter, having short, rounded wings and a long tail and feeding chiefly on small mammals and birds. |
[Origin: 1870–75; < NL, L: hawk]
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| ac·cip·i·ter
(āk-sĭp'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
n. A hawk of the genus Accipiter, characterized by short wings and a long tail. [Latin, hawk; see ōku- in Indo-European roots.] ac·cip'i·trine' (-trīn', -trĭn) adj. |
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Accipiter
Ac*cip"i*ter\, n.; pl. E. Accipiters. L. Accipitres. [L., hawk.]1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores. 2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
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accipiter
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