English > Accipiter: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | type genus of the family Accipitridae. |
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| Synonym | genus Accipiter |
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| Member of | Accipitridae, family Accipitridae | hawks |
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| Members | Cooper's hawk, blue darter, Accipiter cooperii | Bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
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| goshawk, Accipiter gentilis | large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry |
| sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus | small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa |
| Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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| Spanish | accipiter, Accipiter, género Accipiter, genus accipiter |
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| Catalan | accipiter, genus accipiter |
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| Adjectives | accipitrine | of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks) |
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