- accipitrine
- adjective or noun see accipiter
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
accipitrine
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Accipitrine — Ac*cip i*trine (#; 277), a. [Cf. F. accipitrin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accipitrine — [ak sip′ə trin΄] adj. of or relating to a family (Accipitridae) of diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, and kites … English World dictionary
accipitrine — /ækˈsɪpətrin/ (say ak sipuhtreen) adjective 1. of the falcon species. 2. raptorial; like, or related to the birds of prey. Also, accipitral. {French accipitrine, from Latin accipiter bird of prey, ? from Greek ōkupteros swift winged + ine1} …
Accipitriné — Accipitrinae Accipitrinae … Wikipédia en Français
accipitrine — /ak sip i trin, truyn /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the family Accipitridae, comprising the hawks, Old World vultures, kites, harriers, and eagles. 2. raptorial; like or related to the birds of prey. [1830 40; < L accipitr (see… … Universalium
accipitrine — adjective Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike … Wiktionary
accipitrine — ac·cip·i·trine … English syllables
accipitrine — having a nose like a hawk s beak … Grandiloquent dictionary
accipitrine — adjective of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks) • Pertains to noun: ↑Accipiter … Useful english dictionary
ac|cip|i|tral — «ak SIHP uh truhl», adjective. = accipitrine. (Cf. ↑accipitrine) … Useful english dictionary
