Associations to the word «Accipitrine»

Wiktionary

ACCIPITRINE, noun. A hawk or a hawk like bird.
ACCIPITRINE, adjective. (ornithology) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.

Dictionary definition

ACCIPITRINE, adjective. Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks).

Wise words

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