- genus Accipiter
- nountype genus of the family Accipitridae• Syn: ↑Accipiter• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae• Member Meronyms:
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genus Accipiter
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accipiter — [ak sip′ət ər] n. [L < * acupeter, swift winged < IE * ak̑u , swift, prob. < base * ak̂ (see ACID) + * peter , wing: see FEATHER] any of a genus (Accipiter) of small to medium sized hawks with short, rounded wings and a long tail, as… … English World dictionary
Accipiter — Taxobox name = Accipiter image width = 210px image caption = Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Accipiter genus authority = Brisson, 1760… … Wikipedia
Accipiter — noun type genus of the family Accipitridae • Syn: ↑genus Accipiter • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Accipitridae, ↑family Accipitridae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
accipiter — /ak sip i teuhr/, n. a hawk of the genus Accipiter, having short, rounded wings and a long tail and feeding chiefly on small mammals and birds. [1870 75; < NL, L: hawk] * * * ▪ bird any bird of the genus Accipiter, largest genus of the birds of… … Universalium
accipiter — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, hawk Date: circa 1828 any of a genus (Accipiter) of medium sized forest inhabiting hawks that have short broad wings and a long tail and a characteristic flight pattern of several quick flaps and … New Collegiate Dictionary
Accipiter cooperii — noun bluish grey North American hawk having a darting flight • Syn: ↑Cooper s hawk, ↑blue darter • Hypernyms: ↑hawk • Member Holonyms: ↑Accipiter, ↑genus Accipiter … Useful english dictionary
Accipiter gentilis — noun large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry • Syn: ↑goshawk • Hypernyms: ↑hawk • Member Holonyms: ↑Accipiter, ↑genus Accipiter … Useful english dictionary
Accipiter nisus — noun small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa • Syn: ↑sparrow hawk • Hypernyms: ↑hawk • Member Holonyms: ↑Accipiter, ↑genus Accipiter … Useful english dictionary
accipiter — ac•cip•i•ter [[t]ækˈsɪp ɪ tər[/t]] n. orn a hawk of the genus Accipiter, having short, rounded wings and a long tail • Etymology: 1870–75; < NL, L ac•cip′i•trine trɪn, ˌtraɪn adj … From formal English to slang
accipiter — /ækˈsɪpətə/ (say ak sipuhtuh) noun any bird of the subfamily Accipitrinae and genus Accipiter, which comprises short winged, long tailed hawks. {Latin: hawk} …
