Accipiter Definition

ăk-sĭpĭ-tər
noun
A hawk of the genus Accipiter, characterized by short wings and a long tail.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Accipiter) of small to medium-sized hawks with short, rounded wings and a long tail, as Cooper's hawk.
Webster's New World

(biology, zoology, ornithology) Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.

Wiktionary

(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.

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Synonyms:
  • genus Accipiter
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae — goshawks, sparrow hawks..

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Other Word Forms of Accipiter

Noun

Singular:
accipiter
Plural:
accipiters

Origin of Accipiter

  • Latin hawk ōku- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin accipiter (“hawk”).

    From Wiktionary

Accipiter Sentence Examples

  • Kenya's largest accipiter, usually found alone or in pairs with a pair needing a territory of around 13 sq Km in Kenya.

  • Sparrowhawk accipiter nisus Up to 3 females seen on the trip.

  • Wonder whether the accipiter raiding your feeder is a female sharp-shinned hawk or a male Cooper's hawk?

  • Wonder whether the accipiter raiding your feeder is a female sharp-shinned hawk or a male Cooper 's hawk?

  • Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) were hunted by a Sparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus).

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