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accipitrine

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ac⋅cip⋅i⋅trine

  [ak-sip-i-trin, -trahyn]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the family Accipitridae, comprising the hawks, Old World vultures, kites, harriers, and eagles.
2. raptorial; like or related to the birds of prey.
Origin:
1830–40; < L accipitr- (see accipitral ) + -ine 1
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ac·cip·i·ter   (āk-sĭp'ĭ-tər)   
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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