ACCIPITER

Accipiter, genus Accipiter

(noun) type genus of the family Accipitridae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

accipiter (plural accipiters)

(ornithology) Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.

(medical, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cip"i*ter, n.; pl. E. Accipiters. L. Accipitres. Etym: [L., hawk.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.

2. (Surg.)

Definition: A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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