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accipiter
[ ak-sip-i-ter ]
/ ækˈsɪp ɪ tər /
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noun
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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Origin of accipiter
1870–75; <New Latin, Latin: hawk
Words nearby accipiter
accident insurance, accidentology, accident-prone, accident proneness, accidie, accipiter, accipitral, accipitrine, Accius, acclaim, acclamation
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British Dictionary definitions for accipiter
accipiter
/ (ækˈsɪpɪtə) /
noun
any hawk of the genus Accipiter, typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Word Origin for accipiter
C19: New Latin, from Latin: hawk
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