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accipitrine

[ ak-sip-i-trin, -trahyn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of accipitrine1

1830–40; < Latin accipitr- ( accipitral ) + -ine 1

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Example Sentences

An Accipitrine bird, the same as that obtained at Shair-i-Suffer.

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