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accipiter |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Accipiter \Ac*cip"i*ter\, n.; pl E. {Accipiters}. L. {Accipitres}. [L., hawk.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores. 2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Accipiter n : type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: {Accipiter}, {genus Accipiter}]
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