accipiter

American  

[ak-sip-i-ter] / ækˈsɪp ɪ tər /

noun

1. a hawk of the genus Accipiter, having short, rounded wings and a long tail and feeding chiefly on small mammals and birds.

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accipiter British  

/ ækˈsɪpɪtə /

noun

1. any hawk of the genus Accipiter, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

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Etymology

Origin of accipiter

1870–75; < New Latin, Latin: hawk

Example Sentences

Gabe Hoffman, general partner at Accipiter Capital Management, a hedge fund that has shorted Tesla stock, said he was skeptical that the company would follow through.

From New York Times

Gabe Hoffman, 41, a partner at Accipiter Capital, which has shorted Tesla, points to the ratio of how much cash Tesla has and could access quickly and how much it owes in the short term.

From New York Times

Gabe Hoffman, a general partner at Accipiter Capital Management, told CNBC, “I’m adding to my short as we speak.”

From The Verge

Of course, New Zealand was actually inhabited by a giant eagle as well as by a giant harrier, an Accipiter hawk and some owls, so there are good reasons for thinking that many or all of its birds actually evolved within the context of constant danger from predation.

From Scientific American

“By hawk,” said Stanley, “do you mean the ‘Tinnunculus alaudarius’ or the ‘Accipiter Nisus’?”

From Project Gutenberg