accipiter

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accipiter

/ækˈsɪp.ə.tɚ/ US

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Learned borrowing from Latin accipiter (“hawk”).

noun accipiters

Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
Any hawk formerly classified in the genus Accipiter, such as Tachyspiza and Astur.
A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.

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@misc{accipiter_2026,
  title = {accipiter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accipiter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}